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Definition of Conglomerate
1. Noun. A composite rock made up of particles of varying size.
2. Verb. Collect or gather. "The crowds conglomerate in the streets"; "The work keeps piling up"
Exact synonyms: Accumulate, Amass, Cumulate, Gather, Pile Up
Generic synonyms: Increase
Specialized synonyms: Backlog, Accrete, Drift
Derivative terms: Accumulation, Accumulative, Accumulative, Conglomeration, Conglomeration, Cumulation, Cumulative, Cumulus, Gathering
Generic synonyms: Increase
Specialized synonyms: Backlog, Accrete, Drift
Derivative terms: Accumulation, Accumulative, Accumulative, Conglomeration, Conglomeration, Cumulation, Cumulative, Cumulus, Gathering
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
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)