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aggregate

[ adjective noun ag-ri-git, -geyt; verb ag-ri-geyt ]

adjective

  1. formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined:

    the aggregate amount of indebtedness.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. Botany.
    1. (of a flower) formed of florets collected in a dense cluster but not cohering, as the daisy.
    2. (of a fruit) composed of a cluster of carpels belonging to the same flower, as the raspberry.
  3. Geology. (of a rock) consisting of a mixture of minerals separable by mechanical means.


noun

  1. a sum, mass, or assemblage of particulars; a total or gross amount:

    the aggregate of all past experience.

  2. 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.
  3. any of various loose, particulate materials, as sand, gravel, or pebbles, added to a cementing agent to make concrete, plaster, etc.
  4. Mathematics. set ( def 92 ).

verb (used with object)

aggregated, aggregating.
  1. to bring together; collect into one sum, mass, or body.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. to amount to (the number of ):

    The guns captured will aggregate five or six hundred.

verb (used without object)

aggregated, aggregating.
  1. to combine and form a collection or mass.

aggregate

/ ˈæɡɪˌɡɪɪ /

adjective

  1. formed of separate units collected into a whole; collective; corporate
  2. (of fruits and flowers) composed of a dense cluster of carpels or florets
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a sum or assemblage of many separate units; sum total
  2. geology a rock, such as granite, consisting of a mixture of minerals
  3. the sand and stone mixed with cement and water to make concrete
  4. a group of closely related biotypes produced by apomixis, such as brambles, which are the Rubus fruticosus aggregate
  5. in the aggregate
    taken as a whole
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to combine or be combined into a body, etc
  2. tr to amount to (a number)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • aggregative, adjective
  • ˈ𲵲ٱ, adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of aggregate1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin ٳܲ (past participle of ), equivalent to ag- ag- + greg- (stem of grex “flock”) + -ٳܲ -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of aggregate1

C16: from Latin to add to a flock or herd, attach (oneself) to, from grex flock
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. in the aggregate, taken or considered as a whole:

    In the aggregate, our losses have been relatively small.

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Example Sentences

The teams meet again next week in South Florida, where aggregate goals over the two-leg playoff will determine which side will advance to the semifinals.

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The teams will meet next Wednesday in South Florida with aggregate goals determining which will advance to the semifinals.

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Monday morning, workers will begin placing soil — sandy loam mixed with lightweight volcanic aggregate — on the wildlife overpass.

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The visitors started the second half 3-0 down on the night and 5-1 on aggregate but were a side transformed in the second 45 minutes.

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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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