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accumulation, accretion | an increase by natural growth or addition | |
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accretion | [in law] an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance) | |
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accretion | [in geology] an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment | |
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accretion | [in astronomy] the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases | |
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accretion | [in biology] growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles | |
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accretion | something contributing to growth or increase |