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conglomeration

noun · 5 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

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  • US: /kənˈɡlɑm.əɹˌeɪ.ʃən/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪʃən
  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N G L AA2 M ER0 EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

That which consists of many previously separate parts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: conglomerate

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An instance of conglomerating, a coming together of separate parts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

an occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: conglobation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: combining, combine

4

noun

Meaning 4

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, congeries

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sum, summation, sum total

5

noun

Meaning 5

a rounded spherical form

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: conglobation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sphere

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: конгломерат (konglomerat) — that which consists of many previously separate parts
  • Chinese Mandarin: 總會 /总会 (zǒnghuì) — that which consists of many previously separate parts
  • French: conglomération — that which consists of many previously separate parts
  • Italian: conglomerato — that which consists of many previously separate parts
  • Italian: conglomerazione — that which consists of many previously separate parts
  • Manx: covluckanys — that which consists of many previously separate parts
  • Portuguese: conglomerado — that which consists of many previously separate parts
  • Russian: конгломера́т (konglomerát) — that which consists of many previously separate parts
  • Russian: конгломера́ция (konglomerácija) — that which consists of many previously separate parts
  • Spanish: conglomeración — that which consists of many previously separate parts
  • Tigrinya: እኽብካብ (ʾəxbəkab) — that which consists of many previously separate parts
  • Portuguese: conglomeração — an instance of conglomerating