aggregation
noun
ag·gre·ga·tion ˌa-gri-ˈgā-shən 
1
: a group, body, or mass composed of many distinct parts or individuals
A galaxy is an aggregation of stars and gas.
2
a
: the collecting of units or parts into a mass or whole
b
: the condition of being so collected
aggregational
ˌa-gri-ˈgā-shnəl
adjective -shə-nᵊl
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Season One of The Orville has a god-awful 31% critics’ score on the review aggregation site. 
Andy Meek, BGR, 31 Aug. 2022 According to consumer-trend data-aggregation platform Spate, web searches for the butterfly cut increased by nearly 1,000% in just the past year. Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 30 July 2022 Data aggregation and analysis at various edge locations can provide significantly more impactful experiences and business results. Forbes, 25 June 2022 The show has garnered a solid 87% aggregate critics score at the moment on the review aggregation site. Andy Meek, BGR, 16 Aug. 2022 Content aggregation is one key strategy for Sky, allowing consumers to access Sky and other content. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 May 2022 Zoho has integrated other Zoho applications, including Campaigns, Social, Webinar, Analytics, Marketing Automation, Workdrive, PageSense, Survey, and Backstage within Marketing Plus for real-time data aggregation and analytics. Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 13 May 2022 Their father, Tom Dudchik, a former state representative and former state official, hosts Channel 8′s Capitol Report and runs a news aggregation site with the same name. Jesse Leavenworth, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2022 The impact of the ERC wage limitation could potentially be limited if there are other pass-through entities where 199A aggregation could be elected. Lynn Mucenski Keck, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022 See More
Andy Meek, BGR, 31 Aug. 2022 According to consumer-trend data-aggregation platform Spate, web searches for the butterfly cut increased by nearly 1,000% in just the past year. Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 30 July 2022 Data aggregation and analysis at various edge locations can provide significantly more impactful experiences and business results. Forbes, 25 June 2022 The show has garnered a solid 87% aggregate critics score at the moment on the review aggregation site. Andy Meek, BGR, 16 Aug. 2022 Content aggregation is one key strategy for Sky, allowing consumers to access Sky and other content. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 May 2022 Zoho has integrated other Zoho applications, including Campaigns, Social, Webinar, Analytics, Marketing Automation, Workdrive, PageSense, Survey, and Backstage within Marketing Plus for real-time data aggregation and analytics. Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 13 May 2022 Their father, Tom Dudchik, a former state representative and former state official, hosts Channel 8′s Capitol Report and runs a news aggregation site with the same name. Jesse Leavenworth, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2022 The impact of the ERC wage limitation could potentially be limited if there are other pass-through entities where 199A aggregation could be elected. Lynn Mucenski Keck, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English aggreciacioun "process of adding numbers, gathering of pus or humors," borrowed from Late Latin aggregātiōn-, aggregātiō "gathering together," from Latin aggregāre "to cause to flock together, aggregate entry 2" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns
First Known Use
1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing aggregation
Kids Definition
aggregation
noun
ag·gre·ga·tion ˌa-gri-ˈgā-shən
1
: the collecting of units or parts into a mass or whole
The formation of a blood clot begins with the aggregation of platelets.
2
: a group, body, or mass composed of many distinct parts
A galaxy is an aggregation of stars, gas, and dust.
Legal Definition
aggregation
noun
ag·gre·ga·tion ˌa-grə-ˈgā-shən
1
: the collecting of individual units (as damages) into a whole
2
: a collection of separate parts that is unpatentable because no integrated mechanism or new and useful result is produced compare combination, equivalent
aggregations
noun
as in aggregates
a number of parts or individuals gathered or considered together Large aggregations of whales can be spotted here at this time of year. The team based their conclusions on an aggregation of data from various sources. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- aggregates
- accumulations
- groupings
- clusters
- assemblages
- groups
- assemblages
- varieties
- arrays
- bands
- assortments
- conglomerations
- agglomerations
- collections
- amalgamations
- flocks
- mixtures
- amalgams
- clumps
- colonies
- collectives
- banks
- packages
- miscellanies
- swarms
- organizations
- assortments
- batches
- hodgepodges
- clots
- constellations
- sundries
- jumbles
- blocks
- batteries
- broods
- clutches
- sets
- concretions
- pods
- packs
- bevies
- suites
- gaggles
- incorporations
- integrations
- assemblies
- musters
- parcels
- congregations
- huddles
- bunches
- mergers
- absorptions
- coalitions
- gatherings
- knots
- mélanges
- lots
- odds and ends
- compounds
- patchworks
- coalescences
- syntheses
- medleys
- passels
- composites
- droves
- hashes
- plumps
- fusions
- totalities
- admixtures
- conflations
- emulsions
- musters
- combinations
- homogenizations
- alloys
- mixes
- intermixtures
- cocktails
- mishmashes
- mergences
- commixtures
- interfusions
- immixtures
- hotchpotches
- potpourris
- motleys
- sums
- melds
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- elements
- components
- units
- entities
- items
- constituents
- ingredients
- individuals
- singles