n.
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ˈagrɪgət/
- a whole formed by combining several disparate elements.
- the total score of a player or team in a fixture comprising more than one game or round.
- a material or structure formed from a loosely compacted mass of fragments or particles.
▸pieces of broken or crushed stone or gravel used to make concrete.
adj.
/
ˈagrɪgət/
- formed or calculated by the combination of many separate units or items.
- Botany (of a group of species) comprising several very similar species formerly regarded as a single species.
- Economics denoting the total supply or demand for goods and services in an economy at a particular time.
v.
/
ˈagrɪgeɪt/
combine into a whole.
Derivative
- aggregation n.
- aggregative
/ˈagrɪgətɪv/
adj.
Etymology
ME: from L. aggregat-, aggregare ‘herd together’, from ad- ‘towards’ + grex, greg- ‘a flock’.