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congeries

/ˈkɒndʒəɹiːz/ UK
/kənˈdʒɪəɹiːz/ UK
/ˈkɑːnd͡ʒəɹiːz/ US

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

noun congeries

A collection or aggregation of disparate items. And when the Newtonian philosophy gained ground in Europe, it was the opinion of Cotes rather than that of Newton that became most prevalent, till at last Boscovich propounded his theory, that matter is a congeries of mathematical points...

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noun A collection or aggregation of disparate items

Deutsch	Ansammlung, Anhäufung, Komplex
Русский	скопле́ние skoplénije, ку́ча kúča
العربية	كَوْمَة kawma

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"congeries." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/congeries. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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congeries. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/congeries

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"congeries." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/congeries.

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@misc{congeries_2026,
  title = {congeries},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/congeries},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}