Meaning of conglomerate in English

1. Pronunciation

   /kənˈɡlɑmərət/

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1. Verb

   conglomerate

   Definitions

   1. collect or gather

   Examples

   • « Journals are accumulating in my office »
   • « The work keeps piling up »

2. Classifying Adjective

   conglomerate

   Definitions

   1. composed of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass

   Examples

   • « the conglomerate peoples of New England »

   Synonyms

   • combined

3. Noun

   conglomerate

   Etymology

   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

   Definitions

   1. a composite rock made up of particles of varying size
4. 2. a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization