congeries
A collection or aggregation of disparate items.
Noun
- A collection or aggregation of disparate items.
- And when the Newtonian philosophy gained ground in Europe, it was the opinion of Cotes rather than that of Newton that became most prevalent, till at last Boscovich propounded his theory, that matter is a congeries of...
- The world has seen the postal system developed from a congeries of independent and exclusive services into a well-ordered union, of which all countries enjoy the manifold benefits. - 1898, William McKinley, Second State...
- I have always taken a lively interest in this singular oasis of comparative civilization and organized society, set in the midst of a congeries of barbarous peoples, over whom its rulers exercise an authority which, if...
Origin
Borrowed from Latin congeriēs (“a heap, mass, pile”), from congerō (“to carry together, heap”).