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ag·gre·ga·tion

aggregation

pronunciation:
ae gr geI shn
part of speech: noun
definition 1: the act of collecting or being collected into a whole or mass.
The aggregation of the extensive property of the deceased took some time.Aggregation of the data may show us different results.The aggregation of the individual language departments was opposed by many of the faculty.
similar words:
accumulation, collection, conglomeration
definition 2: a collection or mass of individual persons, things, or substances.
The beach community had never seen such an aggregation of whales before.
similar words:
accumulation, agglomerate, band, conglomeration, mass