† aggerationn.
Obsolete.
The process of accumulating, heaping, or building up (literal and figurative), esp. of earth or stone (or both) by natural or manual means; the result of this; an accumulation or build-up.
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the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [noun] > composite collectiveness > accumulation > heaping or piling up
heapingc900
upheapingc1374
aggeration?a1425
piling1434
coacervation1495
pilement1597
bulking1602
acervation1614
aggestion1659
exaggerationa1676
pyramiding1910
society > communication > record > memorial or monument > [noun] > structure or erection > stone > supposed raising of mound
aggeration1832
the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [noun] > above a certain level > making high(er) > raising a mound
aggeration1832
?a1425 MS Hunterian 95 f. 155, in Middle Eng. Dict. at Sotilen Þen þou schalt sewe þe wounde and defende it fro aggeracioun of quiture [i.e. pus] wiþ administracioun of exsiccatiues þat ben repercussiue & sotillyng.
1616 T. Gainsford Secretaries Studie 82 An aggeration of wealth.
1692 J. Ray Misc. Disc. Dissolution World v. §1 By these various aggerations of sand and silt the sea is closely cut short and driven back.
1832 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) IV. 14 July 289 I think the stones are more likely to have been raised by mechanical means, than by the rude process of aggeration.
1860 R. Ward Guide to Gilsland 27 All its sides were fortified with walls, of which that of Severus was on the north; the others were simple aggerations of stone, uncemented with mortar.
1861 United Presbyterian Q. Rev. Apr. 243 It is true of ecclesiastical, as of other assemblies, that they are but aggerations of the virtuous and vicious, which are ordinarily spread over the surface of the community.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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