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aggregate
(adj.) total, combined; (n.) a sum of most of the particulars; total amount; (v.) to combine into a collection or mass
While individual students may have floundered, the state test scores, in the aggregate, reflect improved effort on the part of the vast majority of students.
Related English words: aggregation (a group or mass of separate persons or things; a collecting of separate persons or things), aggregative (pertaining to or forming an aggregate; tending to aggregate)
Latin root words: aggrego, aggregare, aggregavi, aggregatus - add to a flock; attach, associate, bring together; grex, gregis, m. - herd, flock
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