conglomerate
/kənɡˈlɒməət/kuhn-GLO-mur-uht
/kənɡˈlɑmɚət/kuhn-GLAH-mur-uht
Meaningrolled into a ball
Common meaning: a mass of mixed parts
Other meanings: a large group of firms
- conwith, together; thoroughly
- glomera ball of yarnLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 817 · scan
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
‘with, together’ + ‘a ball of yarn’ → conglomerate
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin glomus ‘a ball of yarn’.
Roots
- glomus, glomeris Latin “a ball of yarn”
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