noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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rhymes with -eɪʃən
CMU ARPABET:AH0 G L AA2 M ER0 EY1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The act or process of collecting in a mass; a heaping together.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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noun
Meaning 2
A state of being collected in a mass; a mass; a cluster.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 3
An extended city area comprising the built-up area of a central city and any suburbs linked by continuous urban area.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: geography, natural-sciences
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Meaning 4
A mass of large volcanic fragments bonded under heat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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5
noun
Meaning 5
the act of collecting in a mass; the act of agglomerating
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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