conglomerate
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conglomerate
- /kənˈɡlɒm.(ə.)ɹɪt/ UK
- /kənˈɡlɑ.mɚ.ət/ Atlantic Canada, US
- /kənˈɡlɑm.ɹət/ Atlantic Canada, US
- /kənˈɡlɒm.(ə.)ɹət/ Canada, dialectal
- /kənˈɡlɔm.(ə.)ɹət/ Australia
- /kənˈɡlɒm.əˌɹeɪt/ UK
- /kənˈɡlɑ.məˌɹeɪt/ Atlantic Canada, US
- /kənˈɡlɒm.əˌɹeɪt/ Canada, dialectal
- /kənˈɡlɔm.əˌɹæɪt/ Australia
Where it comes from
First attested in the second part of the 16ᵗʰ century; from Latin conglomerātus, perfect passive participle of conglomerō (“to pile into a heap, to roll together”) (see -ate (Etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from con- (prefix indicating a being or bringing together of several objects) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, by, near, with”)) + glomerāre (from glomerō (“to pile into a heap, to make into a ball, glomerate”), from glomus (“ball of thread; ball-shaped mass”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to form into a ball; ball”)).
noun conglomerates
- A cluster of heterogeneous things. They [miracles in the canonical gospels] are held, too, together by his [Jesus Christ's] strong and central personality, which does not leave them a conglomerate of marvellous anecdotes accidentally heaped together, but parts of a great organic whole, of which every part is in vital coherence with e
- A corporation formed by the combination of several smaller corporations whose activities are unrelated to the corporation's primary activity. The 2017 list includes 80 financial conglomerates with the head of group located in the European Union or European Economic Area, one financial conglomerate with the head of group in Switzerland, one in Bermuda, and two in the United States.
- A rock consisting of gravel or pebbles embedded in a matrix. When sandstone is coarse-grained, it is usually called grit. If the grains are rounded, and large enough to be called pebbles, it becomes a conglomerate, or pudding-stone, which may consist of pieces of one or of many different kinds of rock. A conglomerate, therefore, is simply gravel bound togethe
adjective more conglomerate · most conglomerate
- Clustered together into a mass. conglomerate flowers
- Composed of fragments of rock, pebbles, or stones cemented together. The Santa Margarita Formation in the southern Temblor Range, composed of conglomerate and subordinate sandstone, evolved as a large complex of fan deltas and submarine fans in late Miocene time.
- Made up of heterogeneous elements; composite. I sat down on a step for a while to get over it, with my head in my hands and that awful conglomerate sound in my ears all the time.
verb conglomerates · conglomerating · conglomerated
- To combine together into a larger mass. [V]apors are never attracted or drawn up above the middle Region of the Air; for that the cold Air there, by thickning and conglomerating them, preſently turn them into clouds: and thence proceeds Miſts, Rains, Snows, Hayls, &c.
- To combine together into a larger corporation. Some firms conglomerated with suppliers of intermediate inputs and the railroad to carry their products.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: combined, gather, cumulate, amass, accumulate, pile up, empire, pudding stone, cluster, mass, group, joint, diverse, enterprise, clique, heterogeneous
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noun cluster of heterogeneous things
| 中文 | 合併 /合并 hébìng |
|---|---|
| Português | conglomerado |
| Deutsch | Konglomerat |
| Русский | конгломера́т konglomerát |
noun corporation formed by the combination of several smaller corporations
| 日本語 | コングロマリット konguromaritto |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 企業集團 /企业集团 qǐyè jítuán, 集團公司 /集团公司 jítuán gōngsī |
| Português | conglomerado, grupo |
| Français | conglomérat |
| Deutsch | Multikonzern, Mischkonzern, Konglomerat |
| Русский | конгломера́т konglomerát |
noun rock consisting of gravel or pebbles embedded in a matrix
| Español | conglomerado |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 礫岩 rekigan, コングロメレート konguromerēto |
| 中文 | 礫岩 /砾岩 lìyán |
| Português | conglomerado |
| Français | conglomérat, roche conglomérée |
| Deutsch | Konglomerat |
| Русский | конгломера́т konglomerát |
| Tiếng Việt | cuội kết |
verb to combine together into a larger mass
| Español | conglomerar |
|---|---|
| Français | conglomérer |
| Italiano | conglomerare |
Talk about this word "conglomerate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/conglomerate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. conglomerate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/conglomerate "conglomerate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/conglomerate.Cite this
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