Definition of Conglomerate

1. Noun. A composite rock made up of particles of varying size.

Exact synonyms: Pudding Stone
Generic synonyms: Rock, Stone

2. Verb. Collect or gather. "The crowds conglomerate in the streets"; "The work keeps piling up"

3. Adjective. Composed of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass. "The conglomerate peoples of New England"
Similar to: Combined

4. Noun. A group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization.
Exact synonyms: Empire
Generic synonyms: Corp, Corporation
Specialized synonyms: Publishing Conglomerate, Publishing Empire

Definition of Conglomerate

1. a. Gathered into a ball or a mass; collected together; concentrated; as, conglomerate rays of light.

2. n. That which is heaped together in a mass or conpacted from various sources; a mass formed of fragments; collection; accumulation.

3. v. t. To gather into a ball or round body; to collect into a mass.

Definition of Conglomerate

1. [v -ATED, -ATING, -ATES]

Medical Definition of Conglomerate

1. Composed of several parts aggregated into one mass. Origin: L. Con-glomero, pp. -atus, to roll together, fr. Glomus, a ball (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Conglomerate

congii
congius
conglobate
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conglobated
conglobates
conglobating
conglobation
conglobation
conglobations
conglobe
conglobed
conglobes
conglobing
conglomerate (current term)
conglomerate (current term)
conglomerated
conglomerates
conglomerateur
conglomerateurs
conglomeratic
conglomerating
conglomeration
conglomerations
conglomerative
conglomerator
conglomerators
conglutinant
conglutinate
conglutinated

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