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aggregate definition

ag·gre·gate (agrə git; for v., -gāt′)

adjective

  1. gathered into, or considered as, a whole; total the aggregate number of unemployed
  2. Bot.
    1. massed into a dense head or cluster, as a flower
    2. formed of closely clustered carpels, as the raspberry
  3. Geol. made up of a mixture of mineral fragments, crystals, or similar materials an aggregate rock

Etymology: L aggregatus, pp. of aggregare, to lead to a flock, add to < ad-, to + gregare, to herd < grex (gen. gregis), a herd

noun

  1. a group or mass of distinct things gathered into, or considered as, a total or whole
  2. the sand or pebbles added to cement in making concrete or mortar
  3. an aggregate rock

transitive verb aggregated -·gat′ed, aggregating -·gat′·ing

  1. to gather into a whole or mass
  2. to amount to; total

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aggregate Idioms

in the aggregate

taken all together

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