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accumulation.

The act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile.

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Meaning & usage

noun/əˌkjuːm.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/
  1. The act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The process of growing into a heap or a large amount.

    countable · uncountable
    an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, or of honors
  3. A mass of something piled up or collected.

    countable · uncountable
  4. The concurrence of several titles to the same proof.

    countable · uncountable
  5. The continuous growth of capital by retention of interest or savings.

    countable · uncountable
  6. The action of investors buying an asset from other investors when the price of the asset is low.

    countable · uncountable
  7. The practice of taking two higher degrees simultaneously, to reduce the length of study.

    UK · historical · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁mósder.? Latin cumulus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin cumulō Latin accumulō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin accumulātiōder. Middle French accumulationbor. ▲ Latin accumulātiōbor. Middle English acumulacyon English accumulation 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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