conglomerate

conglomerate
Composed of several parts aggregated into one mass. [L. conglomero, pp. -atus, to roll together, fr. glomus, a ball]

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con·glom·er·ate kən-'gläm-(ə-)rət adj made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds
con·glom·er·ate -ə-.rāt vb, -at·ed; -at·ing vt to gather (something) into a mass or coherent whole vi to gather into a mass or coherent whole
con·glom·er·a·tive -'gläm-(ə-)rət-iv, -ə-.rāt- adj
con·glom·er·ate -(ə-)rət n a composite mass or mixture

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con·glom·er·ate (kən-glomґər-āt) [L. con- together + glomerare to heap] heaped together.

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