Main Entry: 1 ag·gre·gate
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English aggregat, from Latin aggregatus, past participle of aggregare to add to, from ad- + greg-, grex flock
: formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : COLLECTIVE: as a (1) : clustered in a dense mass or head < an aggregate flower > (2) : formed from several separate ovaries of a single flower < aggregate fruit > b : composed of mineral crystals of one or more kinds or of mineral rock fragments c : taking all units as a whole < aggregate sales >
- ag·gre·gate·ly adverb
- ag·gre·gate·ness noun