🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

conglomérat

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kɔ̃.ɡlɔ.me.ʁa

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Conglomerate/kənˈɡlɒm.ər.ət/
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Ce conglomérat industriel possède des filiales dans le monde entier."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A large corporation formed by the merger of several diverse firms operating in entirely different business sectors.

    "The media conglomerate owns television networks, publishing houses, and film studios."
  2. 2

    A rock consisting of pebbles and gravel cemented together.

    "The cliffs along the coast are composed of a tough, erosion-resistant conglomerate."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'conglomeratus', past participle of 'conglomerare', meaning to heap or wind into a ball, from 'com-' (together) plus 'glomus' (ball, clew). It entered English in the 16th century initially as a geological and botanical term before broadening to describe corporate groups and diverse collections.

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