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conglomerate

cong·lo·me·rate

UK/kənˈɡlɒm.əˌɹeɪt/ US/kənˈɡlɑ.məˌɹeɪt/ uncommon
noun (2) adjective (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

a composite rock made up of particles of varying size

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2.

a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization

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adjective

1.

composed of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass

  • “the conglomerate peoples of New England”
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verb

1.

collect or gather

  • “Journals are accumulating in my office”
  • “The work keeps piling up”
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Origin

First attested in the second part of the 16ᵗʰ century; from Latin conglomerātus, perfect passive participle of conglomerō (“to pile into a heap, to roll together”) (see -ate (Etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from con- (prefix indicating a being or bringing together of several objects) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, by, near, with”)) + glomerāre (from glomerō (“to pile into a heap, to make into a ball, glomerate”), from glomus (“ball of thread; ball-shaped mass”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to form into a ball; ball”)).

Phrases

  • financial conglomerate

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