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The correct spelling is aggregate.

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noun

Say it like: Agg-reg-ate

The correct spelling is aggregate. A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; something consisting of elements but considered as a whole. For example: "The aggregated soil."

Usage Examples

The aggregated soil.

There are ten loads, aggregating five hundred bushels.

aggregate glands

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; something consisting of elements but considered as a whole.
  2. 2.A mass formed by the union of homogeneous particles; – in distinction from a compound, formed by the union of heterogeneous particles.
  3. 3.A set (collection of objects).
  4. 4.The full chromatic scale of twelve equal tempered pitches.
  5. 5.The total score in a set of games between teams or competitors, usually the combination of the home and away scores

verb

  1. 1.To bring together; to collect into a mass or sum.
  2. 2.To add or unite (e.g. a person), to an association.
  3. 3.To amount in the aggregate to.

adjective

  1. 1.Formed by a collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; collective; combined; added up.
  2. 2.Consisting or formed of smaller objects or parts.
  3. 3.Formed into clusters or groups of lobules.
  4. 4.Composed of several florets within a common involucre, as in the daisy; or of several carpels formed from one flower, as in the raspberry.
  5. 5.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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