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English to English noun
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an increase by natural growth or addition |  | source: wordnet30
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something contributing to growth or increase | | Example: he scraped away the accretions of paint
the central city surrounded by recent accretions
source: wordnet30
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(astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases | | source: wordnet30
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(biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles | | source: wordnet30
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(geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment | | source: wordnet30
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(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) | | source: wordnet30
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The act of increasing by natural growth; esp. the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth. | | source: webster1913
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