aggregation

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US /ˌæɡrɪˈɡeɪʃən/ UK /ˌæɡrɪˈɡeɪʃən/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the gathering of separate elements into a collective whole

    The report was an aggregation of data from many sources.

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Synonyms
1 noun · the gathering of separate... collectionaccumulationassemblageconglomerationmassclusteramassment
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Related forms aggregatecongregationsegregation

Etymology

From Late Latin aggregatio, from aggregare ('to herd together, add to'), from ad ('to') + gregare ('to flock'), from grex ('flock, herd').

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