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ag·glom·er·a·tion
(ə-glŏm′ə-rā′shən)n.
1. The act or process of gathering into a mass.
2. A confused or jumbled mass: "To avoid the problems of large urban agglomerations, the state decentralized the university system" (Bickley Townsend).
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ag•glom•er•a•tion
(əˌglɒm əˈreɪ ʃən)n.
1. a jumbled cluster or mass of varied parts.
2. the act or process of agglomerating.
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Agglomeration
a mass or clump of things gathered together; an unmethodical assemblage; a cluster. See also cluster, conglomerate.Examples: an agglomeration of self-loving beings, 1866; of granite houses, 1859; of turrets, 1774.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. | agglomeration - a jumbled collection or mass bunch, clump, cluster, clustering - a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers" |
| 2. | agglomeration - the act of collecting in a mass; the act of agglomerating |
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agglomeration
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agglomeration
nounA group of things gathered haphazardly:
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Translations
aglomeracija
aglomerație
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agglomeration
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ag·glom·er·a·tion
n. aglomeración, acumulación.
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