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con·ge·ries C0567000 (kən-jîr′ēz′, kŏn′jə-rēz′)n. (used with a sing. verb) A collection; an aggregation: "Our city, it should be explained, is two cities, or more—an urban mass or congeries divided by the river" (John Updike).
[Latin congeriēs, from congerere, to heap up; see congest.]congeries (kɒnˈdʒɪəriːz) n (functioning as singular or plural) a collection of objects or ideas; mass; heap[C17: from Latin, from congerere to pile up, from gerere to carry]con•ge•ries (kɒnˈdʒɪər iz, ˈkɒn dʒə riz)
n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a collection of items or parts in one mass; assemblage; aggregation; heap. [1610–20; < Latin: a heap =conger(ere) to collect, heap up (con- con- + gerere to bear, carry) + -iēs n. suffix; compare series] congeries - A Latin word meaning "heap or pile of disparate items" or "disorderly collection."See also related terms for heap.Congeries a collection of particles, parts, or things; a heap; a group of things heaped together.Examples: congeries of ballads; of furniture shops; of repugnant affections, 1619; of rocks, 1793; of dead and stupid matter, 1679; of towers, halls, churches, and chambers, 1875; of stars, 1849; of watery particles, 1725.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | congeries - a sum total of many heterogenous things taken togetherconglomeration, aggregateplankton - the aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt waternekton - the aggregate of actively swimming animals in a body of water ranging from microscopic organisms to whalessum total, summation, sum - the final aggregate; "the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered" |
congeriesnounA quantity accumulated:accumulation, aggregation, amassment, assemblage, collection, cumulation, gathering, mass.TranslationscongeriesenUK
Related to congeries: Nounal, interrelated, ingratesSynonyms for congeriesnoun a quantity accumulatedSynonyms- accumulation
- aggregation
- amassment
- assemblage
- collection
- cumulation
- gathering
- mass
Synonyms for congeriesnoun a sum total of many heterogenous things taken togetherSynonymsRelated Words- plankton
- nekton
- sum total
- summation
- sum
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