Glomeration
[glom-uh-rey-shuh n] /ˌglɒm əˈreɪ ʃən/
noun
1.
a condition; conglomeration.
2.
a mass.
/ˌɡlɒməˈreɪʃən/
noun
1.
a conglomeration or cluster
n.
“accumulation; ball,” 1620s, from Latin glomerationem (nominative glomeratio), noun of action from past participle stem of glomerare “to make into a ball,” from glomus “ball of yarn,” from PIE root *glem-.
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