noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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US:/kənˈɡlɑm.əɹˌeɪ.ʃən/
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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