collection, collecting, assembling, aggregation
(noun) the act of gathering something together
collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
(noun) several things grouped together or considered as a whole
Source: WordNet® 3.1
aggregation (plural aggregations)
The act of collecting together (aggregating).
The state of being collected into a mass, assemblage, or sum (aggregated).
A collection of particulars; an aggregate.
(networking) Summarizing multiple routes into one route.
(epidemiology) The majority of the parasite population concentrated into a minority of the host population.
(object-oriented programming) Kind of object composition which does not imply ownership.
• disgregation
Source: Wiktionary
Ag`gre*ga"tion, n. [Cf. LL. aggregatio, F. agrégation.]
Definition: The act of aggregating, or the state of being aggregated; collection into a mass or sum; a collection of particulars; an aggregate.
Each genus is made up by aggregation of species. Carpenter.
A nation is not an idea only of local extent and individual momentary aggregation, but . . . of continuity, which extends in time as well as in numbers, and in space. Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2025
(noun) a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases; “market runups are invariably followed by a correction”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
