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Collaboration vs Conglomerate - What's the difference?

collaboration | conglomerate |

As nouns the difference between collaboration and conglomerate

is that collaboration is the act of collaborating while conglomerate is a cluster of heterogeneous things.

As an adjective conglomerate is

clustered together into a mass.

As a verb conglomerate is

to combine together into a larger mass.

collaboration

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (uncountable) The act of collaborating.
  • Collaboration can be a useful part of the creative process.
  • (countable) A production or creation made by collaborating.
  • The husband-and-wife artists will release their new collaboration in June this year.
  • (uncountable) Treasonous cooperation.
  • He has been charged with collaboration .

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    conglomerate

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A cluster of heterogeneous things.
  • * Trench
  • A conglomerate of marvellous anecdotes.
  • (business) A corporation formed by the combination of several smaller corporations whose activities are unrelated to the corporation's primary activity.
  • (geology) A rock consisting of gravel or pebbles embedded in a matrix.
  • * Lyell
  • A conglomerate , therefore, is simply gravel bound together by a cement.

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    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Clustered together into a mass.
  • * Francis Bacon
  • beams of light when they are multiplied and conglomerate
  • * Cheyne
  • Fluids are separated in the liver and the other conglobate and conglomerate glands.
    conglomerate flowers
  • (geology) Composed of stones, pebbles, or fragments of rock, cemented together.
  • Verb

    (conglomerat)
  • To combine together into a larger mass.
  • (business) To combine together into a larger corporation.