aggregation

/æɡɹəˈɡeɪʃən/noun
High School
1

The act of collecting together, of aggregating.

2

The state of being collected into a mass, assemblage, or (aggregated) sum.

3

A collection of particulars; an aggregate.

4

Summarizing multiple routes into one route.

5

The majority of the parasite population concentrated into a minority of the host population.

6

Kind of object composition which does not imply ownership.

7

A component of natural language generation that entails combining syntactic elements.

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Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing