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Meanings of conglomeration in English

Portuguese
agregação
Spanish
conglomerado

A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; something consisting of elements but considered as a whole.

agregação
Portuguese
conglomeração

An occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass.

conglomeração

A corporation formed by the combination of several smaller corporations whose activities are unrelated to the corporation's primary activity.

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Examples for "conglomerate"
Examples for "conglomerate"
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Qatari conglomerate Investment Holding Group was the latest, in August last year.
Reuters
2
Industrial conglomerate United Technologies Corp reports first-quarter earnings before the market opens.
Reuters
3
For a conglomerate in crisis, it would be a less costly outcome.
Reuters
4
ITT Corp was, until last year, part of a much larger conglomerate.
Reuters
5
At long last, a major entertainment conglomerate is encouraging unofficial fan sites.
Wired
Usage of conglomeration in English
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At that moment the subject referred to in that mighty conglomeration reappeared.
Modern Broods; Or, Developments Unlooked For
2
Wasn't this ramshackle conglomeration of incompetents supposed to be a military division?
The sherlockian
3
To her it was a wonderful conglomeration of everything great and mighty.
Sister Carrie: A Novel
4
Why just this kind of conglomeration should achieve such results is interesting.
The Place Beyond the Winds
5
It was a conglomeration of swamps, forests, deserts-allfilled with wild beasts.
Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers
6
Naturally, this conglomeration of insects was marvellous as far as I was concerned.
The corfu trilogy
7
He created a conglomeration of Larsa's military history and arrayed it before him.
Book Two: Descent
8
Built over decades, it was really a conglomeration of lesser castles spliced together.
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
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He was an interesting conglomeration of conflicting elements, which confused the agent completely.
The cottage
10
The huge conglomeration of sights and sounds made an unforgettable impression upon her.
North of Fifty-Three
11
It becomes an experience, a feeling, or a conglomeration of experiences.
Life
12
Mrs. Hazeldine would urge, with a curious conglomeration of ideas, sacred and profane.
Vera Nevill / Or, Poor Wisdom's Chance
13
His coat was literally a conglomeration of patches of varying sizes and colors.
Imperium in Imperio: A Study of the Negro Race Problem. A Novel
14
The current format looks like a conglomeration of pre-teen MySpace pages.
Wired
15
And by degrees Phil was growing accustomed to listening to the strange conglomeration.
Chums in Dixie; or, The Strange Cruise of a Motorboat
16
Ashfall, never hospitable, was a hellish conglomeration of shadow-shapes to Locke's decreasing concentration.
The lies of locke lamora
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Conglomeration through the time
Conglomeration across language varieties
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