aggregation

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌæɡrɪˈɡeɪʃən/ UK /ˌæɡrɪˈɡeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the gathering of separate elements into a collective whole

The report was an aggregation of data from many sources.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the gathering of separate... collection accumulation assemblage conglomeration mass clusteramassment

Opposites

dispersion scattering separationdisaggregation

Word family

Related forms aggregate congregationsegregation

Etymology

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

aggregatio Latin grex Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# aggregation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌæɡrɪˈɡeɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌæɡrɪˈɡeɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. the gathering of separate elements into a collective whole

## Examples
- The report was an aggregation of data from many sources.

## Synonyms
- collection
- accumulation
- assemblage
- conglomeration
- mass
- cluster
- amassment

## Antonyms
- dispersion
- scattering
- separation
- disaggregation

## Related Forms
- aggregate
- congregation
- segregation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: aggregatio
- Root: grex

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

## AI Etymology
Aggregation is a noun meaning "the gathering of separate elements into a collective whole". Historically, it is from Late Latin aggregatio, from aggregare ('to herd together, add to'), from ad ('to') + gregare ('to flock'), from grex ('flock, herd'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: aggregation is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain links Latin aggregatio with Latin grex. Close English family members include aggregate, congregation, and segregation.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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