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Congeries
Congeriesa collection of particles, parts, or things; a heap; a group of things heaped together. Examples: congeries of ballads; of furniture shops; of repugnant affections, 1619; of rocks, 1793; of dead and stupid matter, 1679; of towers, halls, churches, and chambers, 1875; of stars, 1849; of watery particles, 1725. |
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"Congeries." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Congeries." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300407.html "Congeries." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300407.html |
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con·ge·ries / ˈkänjərēz/ • n. (pl. same) a disorderly collection; a jumble. |
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"congeries." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "congeries." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-congeries.html "congeries." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-congeries.html |
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congeries XVII. — L. congeriēs heap, pile, f. congerere (see next).
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T. F. HOAD. "congeries." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "congeries." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-congeries.html T. F. HOAD. "congeries." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-congeries.html |
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congeries
•biz, Cadíz, Cadiz, fizz, frizz, gee-whiz, his, is, jizz, Liz, Ms, phiz, quiz, squiz, swizz, tizz, viz, whizz, wiz, zizz
•louis, Suez
•scabies
•Celebes, heebie-jeebies
•showbiz • laches • Marches • breeches
•Indies • undies • hafiz • Kyrgyz
•Hedges • Bridges • Hodges • Judges
•Rockies • walkies
•Gillies, Scillies
•pennies • Benares
•Jefferies, Jeffreys
•Canaries
•Delores, Flores, furores
•series • miniseries • Furies
•congeries • Potteries • molasses
•glasses • sunglasses • missus • suffix
•falsies • fracases • galluses
•Pontine Marshes • species
•subspecies • conches • munchies
•treatise
•civvies, Skivvies
•Velázquez • exequies • obsequies
•Menzies • elevenses
•cosies (US cozies), Moses
•Joneses
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"congeries." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "congeries." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-congeries.html "congeries." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-congeries.html |
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