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aggregate as a common noun.  Its 3 syllables, ag gre gate, are pronounced AG ri gut or AG re gate. There are 2 definitions.

Definition 1 is:  The entire number, sum, mass, or quantity of something; amount; total; collection.  Source: Practical Standard Dictionary

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entire as an adjective.  Definition 1 of 3 is:  Complete in all its parts; undivided; whole.  Source: Practical Standard Dictionary

number as a noun.  Definition 2 of 7 is:  A collection of units or individuals, whether large or small; an indefinite aggregation; often in the plural; as, a number of facts; large numbers of people.  Source: Practical Standard Dictionary

sum as a noun.  Definition 2 of 5 is:  The entire quantity, number, or substance; the whole; all; as, the sum total of my means; the sum and substance of the case.  Source: Practical Standard Dictionary

mass as a noun.  Definition 1 of 6 is:  An assemblage of things that collectively make one quantity.  Definition 2 is:  A body of concrete matter; a lump.  Source: Practical Standard Dictionary

quantity as a noun.  Definition 6 of 7 is:  A specified, or indefinite, number of persons or things.  Source: Practical Standard Dictionary

something as a noun.  Definition 1 of 3 is:  A particular thing indefinitely conceived or stated.  Source: Practical Standard Dictionary

amount as a noun.  Definition 1 of 2 is:  A sum total; aggregate.  Source: Practical Standard Dictionary

total as a noun.  The only definition is:  The whole sum or amount; the whole, especially when considered as an aggregate of parts or elements.  Source: Practical Standard Dictionary

collection is a noun.  Definition 1 of 5 is:  A collecting; a group of collected objects or individuals.  Definition 2 is:  An aggregation; accumulation.  Source: Practical Standard Dictionary


Definition 2 is:  Material for making concrete.  Source: Practical Standard Dictionary

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material as a noun.  Definition 1 of 3 is:  That of which anything is composed or may be constructed; matter considered as a component part of something.  Source: Practical Standard Dictionary

concrete as a noun.  Definition 1 of 4 is:  A hardened mass, as of gravel or broken stone united by hydraulic cement.  Source: Practical Standard Dictionary


aggregate as a transitive or intransitive verb.  Its 3 syllables, ag gre gate are pronounced AG ri gut or AG re gate.  There are 3 definitions.

Definition 1 is:  To bring or come together, as into a mass, sum, or body; collect; mass.  Source: Practical Standard Dictionary

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together is an adverb.  Definition 1 of 5 is:  Into union or contact with each other; conjointly.  Source: Practical Standard Dictionary

mass as a noun.  Definition 1 of 6 is:  An assemblage of things that collectively make one quantity.  Definition 2 is:  A body of concrete matter; a lump.  Source: Practical Standard Dictionary

sum as a noun.  Definition 2 of 5 is:  The entire quantity, number, or substance; the whole; all; as, the sum total of my means; the sum and substance of the case.  Source: Practical Standard Dictionary

body as a noun.  Definition 4 of 13 is:  The principal part or mass of anything.  Source: Practical Standard Dictionary

collect as a verb, intransitive.  The only definition is:  To come together; assemble; accumulate.  Source: Practical Standard Dictionary


Definition 2 is:  To amount to.  Source: Practical Standard Dictionary

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amount as a verb, intransitive.  The only definition is:  To reach in the aggregate or in effect; be equivalent:  with to.  Source: Practical Standard Dictionary


Definition 3, rare, is:  To add to.  Source: Practical Standard Dictionary

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add as a verb, transitive.  Definition 1 of 3 is:  To join or unite, so as to increase the quantity or number; find the sum of; unite in one sum.  Source: Practical Standard Dictionary


aggregate as an adjective.  Its 3 syllables, ag gre gate, are pronounced AG ri gut or AG re gate.  

While the only general definition is: Collected into a sum, mass, or total; gathered into a whole; formed by collection; collective, there are 2 specific definitions.

Specific definition 1, in Botany, is:  Agglomerate; collected together.

Specific definition 2, in Geology, is:  Composed of distinct minerals separable by mechanical means, as granite.  Source: Practical Standard Dictionary

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agglomerate as an adjective.  The only definition is:  Gathered into a mass or heap; clustered densely.  Source: Practical Standard Dictionary


The singular possessive of aggregate is:  aggregate's.  The plural of aggregate is:  aggregates.  The plural possessive of aggregates is:  aggregates'.

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