| Aggregate (aggregate) |
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| v. t. | ((?)) |
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| Ag"gre*gate |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Aggregated (&?]); p. pr. *** vb. n.
Aggregating.] [L. aggregatus, p. p. of aggregare to
lead to a flock or herd] ad + gregare to collect into a
flock |
To bring together; to collect into a mass or sum. "The
aggregated soil."
To add or unite, as, a person, to an
association.
To amount in the aggregate to; as, ten loads,
aggregating five hundred bushels.
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| Aggregate (aggregate) |
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| a. | ((?)) |
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| Ag"gre*gate |
| [L. aggregatus,
p. p.] |
Formed by a collection of particulars into a
whole mass or sum; collective.
Formed into clusters or groups
of lobules; as, aggregate glands.
Composed of several florets
within a common involucre, as in the daisy; or of several carpels formed
from one flower, as in the raspberry.
Having the several
component parts adherent to each other only to such a degree as to be
separable by mechanical means.
United into a common
organized mass; -- said of certain compound animals.
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| Aggregate (aggregate) |
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| n. | |
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| Ag"gre*gate |
|
A
mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; as, a house is an aggregate
of stone, brick, timber, etc.
A mass formed by the union of
homogeneous particles; -- in distinction from a compound, formed by
the union of heterogeneous particles.
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