conglomerate

C2 Topic:Business & Commerce

US /kənˈɡlɑm.ɚ.ɪt/ UK /kənˈɡlɒm.(ə.)ɹət/ See IPA manual

Freq #27783

Meanings

1

noun
A large company made up of several smaller companies in different kinds of business.

The media conglomerate owns newspapers, TV channels, and film studios.
2

adj
Made up of many different parts gathered into one mass.

The report was a conglomerate mix of facts, opinions, and guesses.
3

noun
A rock made of pebbles or gravel held together in a natural cement.

The cliff was formed from a coarse conglomerate of rounded pebbles.
4

verb
To combine into a single larger mass.

Over time the small firms conglomerated into one giant corporation.

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Word family

Forms conglomerates

Derived forms anticonglomeratebreccio-conglomerateconglomeratedconglomeratelikeconglomeratelyconglomeratenessconglomerateurconglomeraticconglomerationconglomerativeconglomeratordeconglomerate

Related forms agglomerate aggregate compositeglomerateglomerationglomerularglomeruleglomerulo-glomerulonephritisglomerulopathyglomerulosclerosisglomerulus

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publishing conglomerate
a large corporate group containing several publishing businesses

Noun + noun

Etymology

First attested in the second part of the 16ᵗʰ century; from Latin conglomerātus, perfect passive participle of conglomerō (“to pile into a heap, to roll together”) (see -ate (Etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from con- (prefix indicating a being or bringing together of several objects) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, by, near, with”)) + glomerāre (from glomerō (“to pile into a heap, to make into a ball, glomerate”), from glomus (“ball of thread; ball-shaped mass”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to form into a ball; ball”)).

conglomerātus Latin *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *gel- Proto-Indo-European

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Business & Commerce Word Formation & Derivatives

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# conglomerate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun, adj, verb
**IPA (US):** /kənˈɡlɑm.ɚ.ɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /kənˈɡlɒm.(ə.)ɹət/
**Frequency rank:** 27783

## Meanings
1. A large company made up of several smaller companies in different kinds of business.
2. Made up of many different parts gathered into one mass.
3. A rock made of pebbles or gravel held together in a natural cement.
4. To combine into a single larger mass.

## Examples
- The media conglomerate owns newspapers, TV channels, and film studios.
- The report was a conglomerate mix of facts, opinions, and guesses.
- The cliff was formed from a coarse conglomerate of rounded pebbles.
- Over time the small firms conglomerated into one giant corporation.

## Derived Forms
- anticonglomerate
- breccio-conglomerate
- conglomerated
- conglomeratelike
- conglomerately
- conglomerateness
- conglomerateur
- conglomeratic
- conglomeration
- conglomerative
- conglomerator
- deconglomerate

## Related Forms
- agglomerate
- aggregate
- composite
- glomerate
- glomeration
- glomerular
- glomerule
- glomerulo-
- glomerulonephritis
- glomerulopathy
- glomerulosclerosis
- glomerulus

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: conglomerātus
- Root: *ḱóm
- Root: *gel-

## Etymology
First attested in the second part of the 16ᵗʰ century; from Latin conglomerātus, perfect passive participle of conglomerō (“to pile into a heap, to roll together”) (see -ate (Etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from con- (prefix indicating a being or bringing together of several objects) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, by, near, with”)) + glomerāre (from glomerō (“to pile into a heap, to make into a ball, glomerate”), from glomus (“ball of thread; ball-shaped mass”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to form into a ball; ball”)).

## AI Etymology
Conglomerate is first attested in the second part of the 16ᵗʰ century; from Latin conglomerātus, perfect passive participle of conglomerō (“to pile into a heap, to roll together”) (see -ate (Etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from con- (prefix indicating a being or bringing together of several objects) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, by, near, with”)) + glomerāre (from glomerō (“to pile into a heap, to make into a ball, glomerate”), from glomus (“ball of thread; ball-shaped mass”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to form into a ball; ball”)). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include conglomerātus (Latin), *ḱóm (Proto-Indo-European), and *gel- (Proto-Indo-European). Current senses include a large company made up of several smaller companies in different kinds of business, made up of many different parts gathered into one mass, and a rock made of pebbles or gravel held together in a natural cement. The wider family includes derived forms such as anticonglomerate, breccio-conglomerate, conglomerated, conglomeratelike, and conglomerately and related words such as agglomerate, aggregate, composite, glomerate, and glomeration.

## Topics
- Business & Commerce
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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