accumulation

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an increase by natural growth or addition
  2. noun several things grouped together or considered as a whole
  3. noun the act of accumulating

Etymology

From Middle English acumulacyon, from Middle French accumulation and its etymon, Latin accumulātiō, accumulātiōnis. By surface analysis, accumulate + -ion. First attested in the late 15th century. Doublet of accumulatio.

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Synonyms

accretion

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