Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glomeration

/ˈɡlɑm.əɹˌeɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: glom-er-a-tion
IPA: /ˈɡlɑm.əɹˌeɪ.ʃən/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of forming or gathering into a ball or round mass

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A conglomeration, mixture, or mass of things, people etc.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Something which is formed into a ball.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"a glomeration of subjects"
"they sit huddled to watch the fortune of the football, ther is often here and there mid the seething glomeration of that ugly embankment of gazing faces, one that came to enjoy the sight knowingly, and yet looketh never on the contest."
"great glomerations of kids"
"the rainbow consisteth of a glomeration of small drops , which cannot possibly fall"

Etymology

Latin glomeratio.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡlɑm.əɹˌeɪ.ʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

glomerations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

agglomeration conglomeration glomerate

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization head station nation location

Questions

How do you pronounce glomeration?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡlɑm.əɹˌeɪ.ʃən/.
What does glomeration mean?: The act of forming or gathering into a ball or round mass
Where does glomeration come from?: Latin glomeratio.

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