accretion
[noun]
Synonyms: addition, accession, augmentation, increase, increment, raise, rise

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Related Words: enlargement, attachment, joining, uniting, adjunct, appendage

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ac‧cre‧tion /əˈkriːʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable] formal
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: accretio, from accrescere, from ad- 'to' + crescere 'to grow']

1. a layer of a substance which slowly forms on something

2. a gradual process by which new things are added and something gradually changes or gets bigger

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