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congeries

N กอง สิ่งของ  heap pile kong-sing-kong

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONGERIES

n.[L., to bring together, to amass; to bear. ] A collection of several particles or bodies in one mass or aggregate.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONGERIES

Con *ge "ri *es, n. sing & pl. Etym: [L., fr. congerere. See Congest. ]

 

Defn: A collection of particles or bodies into one mass; a heap; an aggregation.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

congeries

con ge ries |ˈkänjərēz ˈkɑnʤəriz | noun ( pl. same ) a disorderly collection; a jumble: whiffs of ground coffee and a congeries of smells. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin congeries heap, pile, from congerere heap up.

 

Oxford Dictionary

congeries

congeries |kɒnˈdʒɪəriːz, ˈkɒndʒəriz | noun ( pl. same ) a disorderly collection; a jumble: a congeries of European states. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin congeries heap, pile , from congerere heap up .