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accrescence

UK/əˈkɹɛsəns/

accrescence noun: continuous growth; an accretion.

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Noun

accrescence (countable and uncountable, plural accrescences)

  1. (archaic) Continuous growth; an accretion.
    • the silent accrescence of belief from the unwatched depositions of a general, never-contradicted hearsay!1816, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Statesman's Manual, page xli

accrescence meaning in Bengali

accrescence in Bengali

ক্রমাগত বৃদ্ধি, সঞ্চয়

Forms of accrescence

pluralaccrescences

Origin of accrescence

From Late Latin accrescentia. Compare Italian accrescente.

Questions about accrescence

What does accrescence mean?
Accrescence means continuous growth; an accretion.
What is accrescence in Bengali?
Accrescence in Bengali is ক্রমাগত বৃদ্ধি, সঞ্চয়. See Accrescence meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is accrescence?
Accrescence is a noun.
How do you pronounce accrescence?
Accrescence is pronounced /əˈkɹɛsəns/ (UK).
What is the plural of accrescence?
The plural of accrescence is accrescences.

Words near accrescence in the dictionary

  1. accrementitial
  2. accrementition
  3. accrementitions
  4. accresce
  5. accresced
  6. accrescence
  7. accrescences
  8. accrescent
  9. accresces
  10. accrescing
  11. accretal

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