conglomeration

noun

con·​glom·​er·​a·​tion kən-ˌglä-mə-ˈrā-shən 

ˌkän-

1

: the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated

2

: something conglomerated : a mixed mass or collection

Examples of conglomeration in a Sentence

a conglomeration of shops and restaurants

Recent Examples on the Web

Most asteroids of this size are thought to be piles of rubble, conglomerations of rock loosely held together by gravity. —Quanta Magazine, 15 May 2026

This created a conglomeration of steep cliffs, ledges, and stair-step walls— many plunging over 1,400 feet from rim to creek. —Anthony Fredericks, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026

Survival of the mid-major programs depends on breaking out and forming their own conglomeration. —Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026

Middlemen forms a trio with Mark McGurl’s The Program Era (2011), which examines the rise of MFAs, and Dan Sinykin’s Big Fiction (2023), which follows the effects of publishing’s conglomeration. —Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing conglomeration

• corporate conglomeration

Rhymes for conglomeration

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration

Medical Definition

conglomeration

noun

con·​glom·​er·​a·​tion kən-ˌgläm-ə-ˈrā-shən, ˌkän- 

1

: the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated

2

: something conglomerated : a mixed coherent mass