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   conglomerate

   noun

   • 1. a thing consisting of a number of different and distinct parts or items that are grouped together: "the Earth is a specialized conglomerate of organisms" Similar mixturemixcombinationminglingcomminglingamalgamationamalgamunionconjunctionmarriagemergingcompoundalloyfusionmeldcompositeconcoctionsynthesishomogenizationmiscellanyjumblehotchpotchinformal:mash-up
   • ▪ a large corporation formed by the merging of separate and diverse firms: "a media conglomerate" Similar corporationcombinegroupgroupingconsortiumpartnershipjoint concerntrustmergermerged firms/companies/businessesfirmcompanybusinessmultinationalzaibatsu
   • 2. a coarse-grained sedimentary rock composed of rounded fragments embedded in a matrix of cementing material such as silica: "the sediments vary from coarse conglomerate to fine silt and clay" Similar aggregateagglomerate

   adjective

   • 1. relating to a conglomerate, especially a large corporation: "conglomerate firms"

   verb

   • 1. gather together into a compact mass: "atoms which conglomerate at the centre"
   • ▪ form a conglomerate by merging diverse firms: "the urge to conglomerate has long been out of fashion in American boardrooms"

   Word Origin 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.

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