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accretive
Variant of accretion
noun
- growth in size, esp. by addition or accumulation
- a growing together of parts normally separate
- accumulated matter: the accretion of earth on the shore
- a part added separately; addition
- a whole resulting from such growth or accumulation
- Law the addition of soil to land by gradual, natural deposits
Related Forms:
- accretive adjective
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