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agglomeration

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ag·glom·e·ra·tion /əˌɡlɒməˈreɪʃən $ əˌɡlɑː-/ noun [countable, uncountable]  GROUP OF THINGSa large collection of things that do not seem to belong together (杂乱的)一批,一群,一堆agglomeration of buildings in an agglomeration of styles 风格芜杂的建筑
Examples from the Corpus
agglomerationan agglomeration of laws and regulationsWater is then added and mixing continued until the agglomeration is of a wet, yet stiff, consistency.With agglomeration of settlements, some village churches were downgraded and abandoned; others became our parish churches.
ag·glom·e·ra·tion nounChineseSyllable
not to a that belong of seem collection large things Corpus do


agglomeration
agglomeration /əˌɡlɒməˈreɪʃən $ əˌɡlɑː-/ noun [uncountable and countable]
a large collection of things that do not seem to belong together
    agglomeration of
    buildings in an agglomeration of styles


ag·glom·er·ationBrE /əˌɡlɒməˈreɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /əˌɡlɑːməˈreɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable] (specialist) a group of things put together in no particular order or arrangement (杂乱聚集的)团,块,堆;聚集