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conglomerate
What does conglomerate mean?
conglomerate (noun): a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce conglomerate?
/kənˈɡlɑməɹət/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
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What does “conglomerate” mean?
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
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a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
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an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport)
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the foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves
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