Meanings
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1
noun
The process of gradually gathering or building up over time.
The accumulation of wealth took the family several generations.
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2
noun
A mass or pile of something that has been collected or built up.
An accumulation of dust covered the old furniture in the attic.
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Etymology
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-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin cumulō Latin accumulō Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō 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 acc…
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