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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Aggregate \Ag"gre*gate\, a. [L. aggregatus, p. p.]
1. Formed by a collection of particulars into a whole mass or
sum; collective.
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The aggregate testimony of many hundreds. --Sir T.
Browne.
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2. (Anat.) Formed into clusters or groups of lobules; as,
aggregate glands.
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3. (Bot.) Composed of several florets within a common
involucre, as in the daisy; or of several carpels formed
from one flower, as in the raspberry.
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4. (Min. & Geol.) Having the several component parts adherent
to each other only to such a degree as to be separable by
mechanical means.
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5. (Zool.) United into a common organized mass; -- said of
certain compound animals.
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{Corporation aggregate}. (Law) See under {Corporation}.
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