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adj
Closely united by the coalescence of contiguous faces.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To unite into a solid mass
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History
First attested in 1826; borrowed from Latin conferrūminātus, perfect passive participle of conferrūminō (“to cement”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from con- + ferrūminō, from ferrūmen (“cement”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).
