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   agglomerate

   verb

   • 1. collect or form into a mass or group: "he is seeking to agglomerate the functions of the Home Office"

   noun

   • 1. a mass or collection of things: "a multimedia agglomerate"
   • ▪ a volcanic rock consisting of large fragments bonded together.

   adjective

   • 1. collected or formed into a mass.

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin agglomerat- ‘massed together’, from the verb agglomerare, from ad- ‘to’ + glomerare (from glomus ‘ball’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. agglomerative adjective

   Scrabble Points: 15

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