congeries

(känjə rēz′, kän jirēz)

noun pl. congeries

a collection of things or parts massed together; heap; pile

Origin: L < congerere: see congest

See congeries in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun (used with a sing. verb)
A collection; an aggregation: “Our city, it should be explained, is two cities, or more—an urban mass or congeries divided by the river” (John Updike).

Origin:

Origin: Latin congeriēs

Origin: , from congerere, to heap up; see congest

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