sub-aggregate

sub-ag·gre·gate

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suhb adjective, noun ag-ri-git, -geyt]
- /sʌb adjective, noun ˈæg rɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suhb adjective, noun ag-ri-git, -geyt]
- /sʌb adjective, noun ˈæg rɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt/

Definitions of sub-aggregate word

adjective sub-aggregate formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined: the aggregate amount of indebtedness. 1
adjective sub-aggregate Botany. (of a flower) formed of florets collected in a dense cluster but not cohering, as the daisy. (of a fruit) composed of a cluster of carpels belonging to the same flower, as the raspberry. 1
adjective sub-aggregate Geology. (of a rock) consisting of a mixture of minerals separable by mechanical means. 1
noun sub-aggregate a sum, mass, or assemblage of particulars; a total or gross amount: the aggregate of all past experience. 1
noun sub-aggregate a cluster of soil granules not larger than a small crumb. 1
noun sub-aggregate any of various loose, particulate materials, as sand, gravel, or pebbles, added to a cementing agent to make concrete, plaster, etc. 1

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

1375-1425; late Middle English < Latin aggregātus (past participle of aggregāre), equivalent to ag- ag- + greg- (stem of grex flock) + -ātus -ate1

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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