n. [ Cf. LL. aggregatio, F. agrégation. ] The act of aggregating, or the state of being aggregated; collection into a mass or sum; a collection of particulars; an aggregate. [ 1913 Webster ]
Each genus is made up by aggregation of species. Carpenter. [ 1913 Webster ]
A nation is not an idea only of local extent and individual momentary aggregation, but . . . of continuity, which extends in time as well as in numbers, and in space. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. désagrégation. ] The separation of an aggregate body into its component parts. [ 1913 Webster ]