Congeries — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚtɹˌɛntʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/kəndʒˈɜːɹiz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kəndʒˈɜːɹiz/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊntɚtɹˌɛntʃ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

conglomeration aggregate

Word Forms

aggregate	adjective	formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole
conglomerate	verb	collect or gather

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kongeries

eine Summe vieler heterogener Dinge zusammengenommen

🇫🇷French

congrégations

une somme totale de nombreuses choses hétérogènes prises ensemble

🇪🇸Spanish

montón

una suma total de muchas cosas heterogéneas tomadas en conjunto

🇮🇹Italian

congerie

una somma totale di molte cose eterogenee prese insieme

🇵🇹Portuguese

congéries

uma soma total de muitas coisas heterogêneas tomadas em conjunto

🇷🇺Russian

заросли

совокупность множества разнородных вещей, взятых вместе

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ढेर

अनेक विषम वस्तुओं का एक साथ लिया हुआ योग

🇮🇳Tamil

காங்கரிகள்

பல பன்முகத்தன்மை வாய்ந்த விஷயங்களின் கூட்டுத்தொகை

🇮🇳Telugu

కాంగరీలు

కలిసి తీసుకున్న అనేక భిన్నమైన విషయాల మొత్తం

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾಂಗೇರಿಗಳು

ಅನೇಕ ವೈವಿಧ್ಯಮಯ ವಸ್ತುಗಳ ಒಟ್ಟು ಮೊತ್ತವನ್ನು ಒಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൊങ്കറികൾ

നിരവധി വൈവിധ്യമാർന്ന വസ്തുക്കളുടെ ആകെത്തുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

粥类

许多异质事物的总和

🇯🇵Japanese

おかゆ

多くの異種のものを合わせた合計

🇰🇷Korean

한 덩어리

여러 가지 이질적인 것들이 하나로 합쳐진 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đồ ăn vặt

tổng cộng của nhiều thứ không đồng nhất được gộp lại với nhau

🇹🇭Thai

ร้านขายของ

รวมสิ่งต่าง ๆ มากมายเข้าด้วยกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kumpulan

jumlah total dari banyak hal heterogen yang digabungkan

Middle East

🇹🇷Turkish

kalabalıklar

birçok heterojen şeyin bir araya getirilmesinin toplamı

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