Congeries definition

kən-jîrēz, kŏnjə-rēz
A collection; an aggregation.
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A collection or aggregation of disparate items.
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A collection of things or parts massed together; heap; pile.
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Origin of congeries

  • Latin congeriēs from congerere to heap up congest

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin congeriēs (“heap, mass, pile”), from congerō (“I carry together”).

    From Wiktionary

Congeries Sentence Examples

  • Legaspi's conquest of the islands was facilitated by the fact that there were no established native states, but rather a congeries of small clan-like groups, the headship of which was hereditary.

  • They have usually no fibro-vascular system, but consist of a congeries of cells, which sometimes become elongated and compressed so as to resemble veins.

  • Composed of a congeries of nationalities which included Czechs, Magyars, Ruthenes, Rumanians, Germans, Italians, Flemings and other races, and with territories separated by many miles, the Habsburg dominions required from their ruler patience, tolerance, administrative skill and a full knowledge of the currents of European diplomacy.

  • It is clear that this immense congeries of earth and stones could not flow in a dry state over those 5 m.

  • As the word " interpolation " implies, Hermann did not maintain the hypothesis of a congeries of independent " lays."

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