glomerare

gather into a ball, collect

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noun

conglomeration

kuhn-glah-muh-RAY-shuhn/kənˌɡlɑːməˈreɪʃn/

The gathering of varied parts into one larger whole.

Etymology

The pieces evoke gathering things together into a ball or mass. The noun shifted from the act of gathering to the resulting collection itself.