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conglomeration

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++con·glom·e·ra·tion /kənˌɡlɒməˈreɪʃən $ -ˌɡlɑː-/ noun [countable] formal  GROUP OF THINGSa group of different things gathered together 聚集体,混合体conglomeration of the loose conglomeration of artists known as L'École de Paris 人称巴黎画派的松散画家团体
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conglomerationThe staff writers seem to be a conglomeration of music diehards steeped in the traditions of classic rock.The Alliance for Aging Research was established in 1986 by a conglomeration of health organizations, medical schools and major corporations.When you assemble them in a conglomeration of 300 on 150 acres, we give that another name.Seen in those terms, three main features of the period were media concentration, conglomeration and internationalization.Media concentration, conglomeration, and internationalization long preceded 1945.Indeed, it illustrates very clearly all three features of concentration, conglomeration and internationalization.With concentration, conglomeration and internationalization the issues of power and accountability became substantially more difficult, in both principle and practice.To the east of Frisia were the pagan Saxons, a diffuse and essentially nomadic conglomeration of tribes.conglomeration ofScottsdale's Old Town is a conglomeration of loud bars, souvenir shops, and art galleries.
con·glom·e·ra·tion nounChineseSyllable
different of group Corpus a together gathered things


conglomeration
conglomeration /kənˌɡlɒməˈreɪʃən $ -ˌɡlɑː-/ noun [countable] formal
a group of different things gathered together
    conglomeration of
    the loose conglomeration of artists known as L'École de Paris


con·glom·er·ationBrE /kənˌɡlɒməˈreɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /kənˌɡlɑːməˈreɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [countable, usually singular] a ~ (of sth) (formal) a mixture of different things that are found all together 混合物;聚集物a conglomeration of buildings of different sizes and styles大小和风格各异的建筑楼群 [uncountable] the process of forming a conglomerate or the state of being a conglomerate 聚集过程;聚集状态