conglomeration

/kənˌɡlɑməˈreɪʃən/

Other forms: conglomerations

Conglomeration is a fancy word for a bunch of stuff brought together. People, companies, ideas, and other things can group together in conglomerations.

If you ever want something and you're asked why, you could show off your vocabulary and say, "I have a conglomeration of reasons!" That means you have a bunch of reasons that may or may not be connected. A huge mob of people could be described as a conglomeration — which sounds nicer than "mob." The "with" should be a reminder that this is a word that brings things or people together. In the dictionary, you'll find a conglomeration of words — like "conversation" and "concert" — that use con- to suggest a bringing together.

Definitions of conglomeration

1. noun

   a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
   synonyms: aggregate, congeries

   type of:

   sum, sum total, summation

   the final aggregate
2. noun

   an occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass
   synonyms: conglobation

   type of:

   combine, combining

   an occurrence that results in things being united
3. noun

   a rounded spherical form
   synonyms: conglobation

   type of:

   sphere

   a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses)