agglomerate

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun volcanic rock consisting of large fragments fused together
  2. noun a collection of objects laid on top of each other
  3. verb form into one cluster

Etymology

From Latin agglomerātus, past participle of agglomerō (“to wind into a ball”), from ad- (“to”) + glomerō (“to wind into a ball”), from glomus (“a ball”), akin to globus (“a ball”).

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