conglomerate
• noun /k nglommrt/ 1 something consisting of a number of different and distinct things. 2 a large corporation formed by the merging of separate firms. 3 Geology a coarse-grained sedimentary rock composed of rounded fragments cemented together. • adjective /knglommrt/ relating to a conglomerate. • verb /knglommrayt/ gather into or form a conglomerate. — DERIVATIVES conglomeration noun. — ORIGIN from Latin conglomerare ‘roll or heap together’.
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