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aggregate
[ adjective noun ag-ri-git, -geyt; verb ag-ri-geyt ]
adjective
- formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined:
the aggregate amount of indebtedness.
Synonyms: ,
- Botany.
- (of a flower) formed of florets collected in a dense cluster but not cohering, as the daisy.
- (of a fruit) composed of a cluster of carpels belonging to the same flower, as the raspberry.
- Geology. (of a rock) consisting of a mixture of minerals separable by mechanical means.
noun
- a sum, mass, or assemblage of particulars; a total or gross amount:
the aggregate of all past experience.
- a cluster of soil particles: an aggregate larger than 250 micrometers in diameter, as the size of a small crumb, is technically regarded as a macroaggregate.
- any of various loose, particulate materials, as sand, gravel, or pebbles, added to a cementing agent to make concrete, plaster, etc.
- Mathematics. set ( def 92 ).
verb (used with object)
- to bring together; collect into one sum, mass, or body.
Synonyms: , , ,
- to amount to (the number of ):
The guns captured will aggregate five or six hundred.
verb (used without object)
- to combine and form a collection or mass.
aggregate
/ ˈæɡɪˌɡɪɪ /
adjective
- formed of separate units collected into a whole; collective; corporate
- (of fruits and flowers) composed of a dense cluster of carpels or florets
noun
- a sum or assemblage of many separate units; sum total
- geology a rock, such as granite, consisting of a mixture of minerals
- the sand and stone mixed with cement and water to make concrete
- a group of closely related biotypes produced by apomixis, such as brambles, which are the Rubus fruticosus aggregate
- in the aggregatetaken as a whole
verb
- to combine or be combined into a body, etc
- tr to amount to (a number)
Derived Forms
- aggregative, adjective
- ˈٱ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ··· [ag, -ri-g, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
- ··ٱ· adjective
- ··ٱ·Ա noun
- ···ٴ· [ag, -ri-g, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
- ····ٱ verb hyperaggregated hyperaggregating
- ···ٱ verb reaggregated reaggregating
- ܲ···ٱ adjective noun
- sub···ٱ· adverb
- ܲ···· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of aggregate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of aggregate1
Idioms and Phrases
- in the aggregate, taken or considered as a whole:
In the aggregate, our losses have been relatively small.
Example Sentences
The England centre-back scored the second of two goals in the 120th minute of extra time to send United through to the semi-finals of the Europa League with a 7-6 aggregate victory.
All square on the night and on aggregate.
Real won the return match 2-0 in Madrid, but Dortmund progressed to the final on aggregate.
The England forward had been fairly quiet in the first half as the French champions looked on course for a routine win, leading 2-0 after 27 minutes and 5-1 on aggregate.
At 5-1 down on aggregate, it had all the makings of a long and painful night for Spanish boss Emery and his players as they were punished by this brutally brilliant PSG.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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