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congeries

noun · 2 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɒndʒəɹiːz/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /kənˈdʒɪəɹiːz/
  • US: /ˈkɑːnd͡ʒəɹiːz/
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  • CMU ARPABET: K AO1 NG JH AH0 R IY2 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A collection or aggregation of disparate items.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: aggregate, conglomeration

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sum, summation, sum total

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin congeriēs (“a heap, mass, pile”), from congerō (“to carry together, heap”).

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: كَوْمَةٌ (kawmatun) — A collection or aggregation of disparate items
  • Bulgarian: маса (masa) — A collection or aggregation of disparate items
  • Bulgarian: куп (kup) — A collection or aggregation of disparate items
  • German: Ansammlung — A collection or aggregation of disparate items
  • German: Anhäufung — A collection or aggregation of disparate items
  • German: Komplex — A collection or aggregation of disparate items
  • Russian: скопле́ние (skoplénije) — A collection or aggregation of disparate items
  • Russian: ку́ча (kúča) — A collection or aggregation of disparate items
  • Ottoman Turkish: ییغین (yığın) — A collection or aggregation of disparate items
  • Ottoman Turkish: كومه (küme) — A collection or aggregation of disparate items