accretion (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 23
def something contributing to growth or increase
examples he scraped away the accretions of paint
the central city surrounded by recent accretions
Outgoing links
Hypernym addition, increase, gain
Derivationally related form accretion → accretionary
Incoming links
Derivationally related form accretionary → accretion
Hyponym addition, increase, gain

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