Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of increasing; gradual growth or increase; accretion.
- noun That by which anything is increased; an increment.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare Continuous growth; an accretion.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun rare Continuous growth; an
accretion .
Etymologies
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From Italian, from Late Latin accrescentia
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Examples
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This accrescence of objectivity in a Ghost that yet retains all its ghostly attributes and fearful subjectivity, is truly wonderful.
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This accrescence of objectivity in a Ghost that yet retains all its ghostly attributes and fearful subjectivity, is truly wonderful.
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