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noun
The act of collecting together, of aggregating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The state of being collected into a mass, assemblage, or (aggregated) sum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A collection of particulars; an aggregate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Summarizing multiple routes into one route.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
The majority of the parasite population concentrated into a minority of the host population.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: epidemiology, medicine, sciences
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noun
Kind of object composition which does not imply ownership.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: object-oriented programming
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noun
A component of natural language generation that entails combining syntactic elements.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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noun
the act of gathering something together
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: collection, collecting, assembling
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: grouping
Narrower terms: agglomeration, collation, compilation, compiling, gather, gathering, bottle collection, conchology, shell collecting, numismatics, numismatology, coin collecting, coin collection, pickup, philately, stamp collecting, stamp collection, tax collection
noun
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: collection, accumulation, assemblage
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: group, grouping
Narrower terms: procession, pharmacopoeia, string, wardrobe, population, universe, armamentarium, art collection, backlog, battery, block, book, rule book, bottle collection, bunch, lot, caboodle, coin collection, collage, content, ensemble, tout ensemble, corpus, crop, tenantry, findings, flagging, flinders, pack, hand, deal, long suit, herbarium, stamp collection, statuary, sum, summation, sum total, agglomeration, gimmickry, nuclear club, pile, heap, mound, agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus, mass, combination, congregation, hit parade, Judaica, kludge, library, program library, subroutine library, mythology, biota, biology, fauna, zoology, petting zoo, set, Victoriana, class, category, family, job lot, package, bundle, packet, parcel, defense, defence, defense team, defense lawyers, prosecution, planting, signage, generally accepted accounting principles, GAAP, pantheon, Free World, Third World, Europe, Asia, North America, Central America, South America, Oort cloud, galaxy, extragalactic nebula, fleet, repertoire, repertory, assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley, batch, clutch, rogue's gallery, exhibition, exposition, expo, convoy, traffic, aviation, air power, vegetation, flora, botany, law, jurisprudence, menagerie, data, information, ana, mail, post, treasure, treasure trove, trinketry, troponymy, troponomy, smithereens, Nag Hammadi, Nag Hammadi Library, Wise Men, Magi
History
From Latin aggregātiō, from aggregō (“aggregate”).
Across languages
47 source translations are retained for this English entry.
