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accumulation (s), accumulations (pl) (noun forms)
1. A process by which something increases in amount or is collected together over time: "When a person continues to put money into a bank account, the amount that builds up is the accumulation of his or her savings."
3. The act of gathering or amassing, as into a heap or pile: "The accumulation of leaves blocked the drain pipe from the roof of the garage."
"If it is an interest bearing account, the interest will make the accumulation even larger."
2. Several things that are grouped together or which are considered as a whole.3. The act of gathering or amassing, as into a heap or pile: "The accumulation of leaves blocked the drain pipe from the roof of the garage."
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-ation, -ization (-iz[e] + -ation); -isation (British spelling variation)
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cumulo-, cumul-, cumuli-
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(Latin: to blow, a puff of wind or air; by extension, accumulation of gas in the stomach or bowels)
(Greek: pus; purulent, an infection or foreign material that causes a thick whitish-yellow fluid which results from the accumulation of white blood cells)
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biological accumulation
The accumulation within living organisms of toxic substances occurring in the environment.
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bio-, bi-, -bia, -bial, -bian, -bion, -biont, -bius, -biosis, -bium, -biotic, -biotical
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cumulo-, cumul-, cumuli-
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accumulation
Addition to capital investment or capital stock from profits.
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