congeries

UK: /kɒnˈdʒɪəriːz/ US: (kon jēr′ēz, kon′jə rēz)

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con•ge•ries  (kon jēr′ēz, kon′jə rēz), n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.)

1. a collection of items or parts in one mass;
   assemblage;
   aggregation;
   heap:
   From the airplane the town resembled a congeries of tiny boxes.

• Latin: a heap, equivalent. to conger- (stem of congerere to collect, heap up, equivalent. to con- con- + gerere to bear, carry) + -iēs noun, nominal suffix; compare rabies, series
• 1610–20

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congeries / kɒnˈdʒɪəriːz/ noun

1. (functioning as singular or plural) a collection of objects or ideas; mass; heap

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin, from congerere to pile up, from gerere to carry