gregare

gather into a flock

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Three small separate piles of differently colored pebbles feed into one larger combined central pile, clear total formed from parts; no arrows, numbers or trays.

noun / adjective / verb

aggregate

AG-rih-gut/ˈæɡrɪɡət/

A whole formed by combining separate parts.

Etymology

agLatinto, toward; addition; sometimes emphasis

+gregLatingather into a flock

+ateLatinhaving or having undergone something

Gathering things into a flock supplied the image of separate members united as one. An aggregate extends that image to parts or amounts combined and regarded as a single total.

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