A.Word.A.Day--congeries

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Jun 9, 2010

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Words that appear plural but aren't

This week's words
taxis
starets
congeries

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A.Word.A.Day

with Anu Garg

congeries

PRONUNCIATION:

(kon-JEER-eez, KON-juh-reez)

MEANING:

noun: A collection of miscellaneous things.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin congeries (heap), from congerere (to heap up), from con- (with) + gerere (to carry).

USAGE:

"What an unsightly congeries of mismatched assets the McGuinty government seems to have in mind."
David Olive; Ontario's Super-corporation Has Hallmarks of Trial Balloon; Toronto Star (Canada); Mar 9, 2010.

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