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Word: Conglomerate
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (as an adjective describing something gathered up into a rounded mass): from Latin conglomeratus, past participle of conglomerare, from con- ‘together’ + glomus, glomer- ‘ball’. The geological sense dates from the early 19th century; the other noun senses are later
kənˈɡlɒm(ə)rət
a thing consisting of a number of different and distinct parts or items that are grouped together
Short Definition:thing consisting of different things
Examples:- the Earth is a specialized conglomerate of organisms
a coarse-grained sedimentary rock composed of rounded fragments embedded in a matrix of cementing material such as silica
Short Definition:sedimentary rock
Examples:- the sediments vary from coarse conglomerate to fine silt and clay
Word: Conglomerate
Speech Type: Adjective
kənˈɡlɒm(ə)rət
relating to a conglomerate, especially a large corporation
Short Definition:relating to conglomerate
Examples:- conglomerate firms
Word: Conglomerate
Speech Type: Verb
kənˈɡlɒməreɪt
gather together into a compact mass
Short Definition:gather together into mass
Examples:- atoms which conglomerate at the centre
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