 conglomerate |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (geology) a composite rock made up of particles of varying size | |
| Synonyms: | pudding_stone | |
| Related terms: | rock | |
| 2. | [ verb ] collect or gather | |
| Synonyms: | accumulate pile_up gather amass cumulate | |
| Examples: | "Journals are accumulating in my office" "The work keeps piling up" |
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| Related terms: | increase backlog accrete drift pile gather accumulation | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] composed of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass | |
| Examples: | "the conglomerate peoples of New England" |
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| Related terms: | combined | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (business) a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization | |
| Synonyms: | empire | |
| Related terms: | business corporation publishing_conglomerate | |
| Similar spelling: |
conglomeration counselor conglutinate congo_eel conglobate coin_slot conglobation |
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