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
Dictionary:
con·ge·ries (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).
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).
| Thesaurus: congeries |
noun
- A quantity accumulated: accumulation, aggregation, amassment, assemblage, collection, cumulation, gathering, mass. See collect/distribute.
| Obscure Words: congeries |
| Word Tutor: congeries |
IN BRIEF: A collection of parts; an aggregation.
It was impossible to pull apart the congeries to perform any sort of analysis.
| WordNet: congeries |
Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
Synonyms: aggregate, conglomeration
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