Definition
A collection of things gathered or massed together; a jumble or confused heap of miscellaneous items.
Etymology
From Latin congeries, meaning 'a heaping together' (com- 'together' + gerere 'to carry, bear'). The form is both singular and plural in English, though sometimes pluralized as congeries.
Kelly Says
This word captures the oddness of a junk drawer perfectly—it's not just a pile, but specifically a collection where things have been brought together almost by accident. Renaissance scholars loved using it to describe messy collections of knowledge.
Translations
ARالعربية
مجموعة
mu-ta-rah
CACatalà
aglomeració
a-glo-me-ra-syon
DEDeutsch
Ansammlung
an-sham-lung
ELΕλληνικά
συγκέντρωση
sin-ken-tro-se
ESEspañol
aglomeración
a-glo-me-ra-syon
FISuomi
keräily
ke-ra-i-ly
HUMagyar
csoportosulás
cho-por-tos-oo-las
IDBahasa Indonesia
kumpulan
koo-loon
ITItaliano
congerie
kon-zheh-ree
MSBahasa Melayu
kumpulan
koo-loon
NLNederlands
verzameling
ver-za-me-ling
PLPolski
gromada
gro-ma-da
PTPortuguês
aglomeração
a-glo-me-ra-syon
RORomână
îngrămădire
in-gram-a-di-re
RUРусский
скопление
sko-ple-nie
SVSvenska
samling
sam-ling
TEతెలుగు
సమూహం
sa-moo-ham
UKУкраїнська
скопчення
sko-pchen-nya
VITiếng Việt
tập hợp
tap hop