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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Aggregate \Ag"gre*gate\, a. [L. aggregatus, p. p.]
     1. Formed by a collection of particulars into a whole mass or
        sum; collective.
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              The aggregate testimony of many hundreds. --Sir T.
                                                    Browne.
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     2. (Anat.) Formed into clusters or groups of lobules; as,
        aggregate glands.
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     3. (Bot.) Composed of several florets within a common
        involucre, as in the daisy; or of several carpels formed
        from one flower, as in the raspberry.
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     4. (Min. & Geol.) Having the several component parts adherent
        to each other only to such a degree as to be separable by
        mechanical means.
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     5. (Zo["o]l.) United into a common organized mass; -- said of
        certain compound animals.
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     Corporation aggregate. (Law) See under Corporation.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Aggregate \Ag"gre*gate\, a. [L. aggregatus, p. p.]
     1. Formed by a collection of particulars into a whole mass or
        sum; collective.
  
              The aggregate testimony of many hundreds. --Sir T.
                                                    Browne.
  
     2. (Anat.) Formed into clusters or groups of lobules; as,
        aggregate glands.
  
     3. (Bot.) Composed of several florets within a common
        involucre, as in the daisy; or of several carpels formed
        from one flower, as in the raspberry.
  
     4. (Min. & Geol.) Having the several component parts adherent
        to each other only to such a degree as to be separable by
        mechanical means.
  
     5. (Zo["o]l.) United into a common organized mass; -- said of
        certain compound animals.
  
     Corporation aggregate. (Law) See under Corporation.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  corporation aggregate
     n.
     A group of individuals considered as a single legal person.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  corporation aggregate
     n.
     A group of individuals considered as a single legal person.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  corporation aggregate
     n.
     A group of individuals considered as a single legal person.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  corporation aggregate
     n.
     A group of individuals considered as a single legal person.

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