con glom eration /kan.glrnna'reijn; NAmE -,gla:m-/ noun 1 [C, usually sing.] a ~ (of sth) (formal) a mixture of different things that are found all together y[|ff $3; M : a conglomeration of buildings of different sizes and styles 2 [U] the process of

forming a conglomerate or the state of being a conglomerate     HUffcS

con grats /kan'graets/ noun [pi.] exclamation (informal)

= CONGRATULATION

congratulate /kan'graetjuleit/ verb [vn] 1 ~ sb (on sth) to tell sb that you are pleased about their success or achievements [p] ( ^ A ) it ^ W ® : I congratulated them all on their results.

A M IN jfe IN #r M A AX         $ o 0 The authors are to be

congratulated on producing such a clear and authorita­tive work.

2 ~ yourself (on sth) to feel pleased and proud because you have achieved sth or been successful at sth (

You can congratulate yourself on having done an excel­lent job.

con gratu la tion 0-w /kan.graetJu'leiXn/ noun 1 congratulations [pi ] a message congratulating sb (= saying that you are happy about their good luck or success)  i^l: to offer/send your con­gratulations to sb 2 Congratulations!

used when you want to congratulate sb ( VI faj A IS, ^      H : ‘We’re getting married!’ ‘Congratu­lations!’    ” 0

Congratulations on your exam results!       % tb T &T A

IJf!     3 [U] the act of congratulating sb : a letter of

congratulation tNf

con gratu la tory /kan,graetJu'leitari; NAmE kan'grae- tjalatorri/ adj. expressing congratulations 3; Ifcfl (N: a congratulatory message ^ is] con-gregate /‘kDpgrigeit; /Mmf 'kairj-/ verb [V] to come together in a group $ H; fg H; H a : Young people often congregate in the main square in the evenings. X

con gregation /.kDrjgri'geiJn; NAmE ,ka:rj-/ noun [C+sing./pl. v.] 1 a group of people who are gathered together in a church to worship God, not including the priest and choir ( fit : The congregation

stood to sing the hymn.     Apl:I:^o 2 the group

of people who belong to a particular church and go there regularly to worship (    If?

► con gre ga tion al/-Janl/ adj. Con-gre-ga-tionalrism /.knrjgri'geijnalizam; NAmE ,ka:rj-/ adj. a type of Christianity in which the congrega­tion of each church is responsible for its own affairs

&m\i'j, s ►con-

gre-ga-tion-al adj. Con-gre-ga-tion-al-ist noun COIl-gress 0-w /'knpgres; NAmE 'kaiggras/ noun [C+sing./pl. v.]

1 a large formal meeting or series of meetings where representatives from different groups discuss ideas, make decisions, etc. ft A A ^ : an international congress of trades unions      2 Congress

(in the US and some other countries) the name of the group of people who are elected to make laws, in the US consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives (   IS)■ tSL

£: Congress will vote on the proposals tomorrow. S ^ BJjAW^lltSitfTiSM AAo 3 used in the names of political parties in some countries (

) HI AAA:\ the African National Congress A

con gression al /kan'grejanl/ adj. [only before noun] related to or belonging to a congress or the Congress in the us   a

congressional committee/bill     0        0

the midterm Congressional elections Con gress-man /'kmjgresman; NAmE 'kairjgras-/, Con­gress-woman /'kDrjgreswuman; NAmE 'kairjgras-/ noun (pi. -men /-man/, -women /-wimin/) (also Con­gress-person /-p3isn; NAmE -p3irsn/) a member of Con­gress in the US, especially the House of Representatives

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con-gru-ent /'knrjgruant; NAmE 'kairj-/ adj. 1 (geometry jlfsj) having the same size and shape   :

congruent triangles . iMftt 2 - (with sth) (formal) suitable for sth; appropriate in a particular situation it o' M ; ig^'^A; to ; +0 W ► con-gru-ence /'kpqgruans; NAmE ’kail)-/ noun [U] conic/'krank; NAmE 'ka:mk/ adj., noun (geometry /M“I)

■ adj. of or related to a cone lift ( a noun = conic section

con-ic-al /'kDmkl; NAmE 'kain-/ adj. shaped like a cone

mmm-, mmw

conic sections mm$d%

circle®      ellipse ffi®

,conic 'section (also conic) noun (geometry il fDJ) a shape formed when a flat surface meets a cone with a round base @

con ifer /'knmfa(r); 'kaon-; A/Amf 'kain-; 'koon-l noun any tree that produces hard dry fruit called cones. Most conifers are evergreen (= have leaves that stay on the tree all year). ft iff M ► con-ifer-ous /ka'mfaras/ adj.: coniferous trees/forests ffPfW / ff

con-jec-ture/kan'd3ektJa(r)/ noun, verb

a noun (formal) 1 [C] an opinion or idea that is not based on definite knowledge and is formed by guessing iijij; ft iHi] HT1 guess : The truth of his conjecture was confirmed by the newspaper report. Ilfl^ff if iflEBJ itffi^^XtL 2 [U] the forming of an opinion or idea that is not based on definite knowledge jfg $ij; It $ij HT7I guess : What was going through the killer’s mind is a matter for conjecture. Nj X ff ^ BAN It fl ^ ,# ,*H W > A I'N JS H M i A d A m T o ► con-jec-tural /kan'd3ektjaral/ adj.

mverb (formal) to form an opinion about sth even though you do not have much information on it Jf $ij; fj|ij Pin guess : [V] We can only conjecture about what was in the killer’s mind. IHNRtgft Hi L <> [V that] He conjectured that the population might double in ten years, ffe $'J A ri £ A# ® of          tP —

fp 0 0 [VN] She conjectured the existence of a completely new species. Miti#JW —^##^E0 [also V wh-, VN to inf]

con-join /k0n'd3oin/ verb [V, VN] (formal) to join together; to join two or more things together ta'a ;

conjoined 'twin noun (technical A in) = Siamese twin

conjoint /kan'dsoint/ adj. [usually before noun] (formaI) combining all or both the people or things involved tf[5]W ► con-joint-lyadv.

con ju gal /'kDnd3agl; NAmE 'kain-/ adj. [only before noun] (formal) connected with marriage and the sexual rela­tionship between a husband and wife £ff ; A UN's] W: conjugal love A A I'N