n.
Pronunciation: ə - ˌ glä-m ə - ' r ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Date: 1774
1 : the action or process of collecting in a mass
2 : a heap or cluster of usually disparate elements <urban agglomeration s knit together by the new railways ― Times Lit. Supp. >
– ag · glom · er · a · tive \ - ' glä-m ə - ˌ r ā -tiv \ adjective