congeries

[ kon-jeer-eez, kon-juh-reez ]

noun

, (used with a singular or plural verb)

1. a collection of items or parts in one mass; assemblage; aggregation, heap:

   From the airplane the town resembled a congeries of tiny boxes.

congeries

/ kɒnˈdʒɪəriːz /

noun

1. functioning as singular or plural a collection of objects or ideas; mass; heap

Word History and Origins

Origin of congeries¹

First recorded in 1610–20; from Latin: “a heap, pile, collection,” equivalent to conger- (stem of congerere “to collect, heap up,” equivalent to con-, combining form + gerere “to bear, carry”) + -iēs abstract noun suffix; con-

Word History and Origins

Origin of congeries¹

C17: from Latin, from congerere to pile up, from gerere to carry

Example Sentences

It was now seen that the particles of carbon dust in contact which formed the button were a congeries of minute micro-phones.

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Aperitur ilico telorum occlusa congeries, et sua sibi quisque tacitus arma connectit.

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With a bewildered stare at the congeries of squalid tents and cabins that comprised the camp, he accosted Barney.

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America consists at present of a congeries of nations who happen to be united under a common federal government.

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The gens Anglorum whose ecclesiastical history is being written is but a loose congeries of kindred folks.

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