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congeries — pronounced kon jeer iz and, derived from Latin congerere ‘to heap together’, is a collective name for any disorderly collection of people or things. It is singular despite its plural looking form: • The Galaxy is nothing else than a congeries of… … Modern English usage
congeries — congeries. (Del lat. congerĭes). f. Ret. Acumulación de palabras o frases cuyos significados guardan entre sí cierta relación de sinonimia … Enciclopedia Universal
congeries — (Del lat. congerĭes). f. Ret. Acumulación de palabras o frases cuyos significados guardan entre sí cierta relación de sinonimia … Diccionario de la lengua española
congeries — [kän′jə rēz΄, kän jir′ēz] n. pl. congeries [L < congerere: see CONGEST] a collection of things or parts massed together; heap; pile … English World dictionary
Congeries — Con*ge ri*es, n. sing. & pl. [L., fr. congerere. See {Congest}.] A collection of particles or bodies into one mass; a heap; an aggregation. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
congeries — index agglomeration, assemblage, body (collection), entirety Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
congeries — noun (plural congeries) Etymology: Latin, from congerere Date: circa 1619 aggregation, collection … New Collegiate Dictionary
congeries — /kon jear eez, kon jeuh reez/, n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a collection of items or parts in one mass; assemblage; aggregation; heap: From the airplane the town resembled a congeries of tiny boxes. [1610 20; < L: a heap, equiv. to conger (s … Universalium
congeries — noun /ˈkɒnʤəriːz,kənˈʤɪəriːz,ˈkɑːnʤəriːz/ A collection or aggregation of disparate items. The world has seen the postal system developed from a congeries of independent and exclusive services into a well ordered union, of which all countries… … Wiktionary
congeries — [kɒn dʒɪəri:z, ɪz] noun (plural same) a disorderly collection. Origin C16: from L. congeries heap, pile , from congerere heap up … English new terms dictionary
