AccretionWordNet Explorer
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noun
that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
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the collection of rules imposed by authority
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an increase by natural growth or addition
Words in this synset: accumulation
noun
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
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an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage
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the result of the process of accumulation
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the natural process of laying down a deposit of something
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a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks