Congeries is a collection of miscellaneous things.
Congeries es una colección de cosas diversas.
| Front | congeries \kon-JEER-eez, KON-juh-reez\ |
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| Back | noun A collection of miscellaneous things. [Latin "congeries" comes from the Latin verb "congerere," which means "to carry or bring together" and which is also the source of our word "congest." In English, "congeries" stands out because it is a singular word with a plural appearance -- and its plural is also spelled "congeries." From Latin congeries (heap), from congerere (to heap up), from con- (with) + gerere (to carry).] "What an unsightly congeries of mismatched assets the McGuinty government seems to have in mind." - David Olive; Ontario's Super-corporation Has Hallmarks of Trial Balloon; Toronto Star (Canada); Mar 9, 2010. |
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