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accretionary

US/əˈkɹi.ʃəˌnɛɹ.i/

accretionary adjective: of, pertaining to, or in the form of an accretion.

Adjective

accretionary (comparative more accretionary, superlative most accretionary)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or in the form of an accretion

accretionary meaning in Tamil and Bengali

accretionary in Tamil

பெருகும், திரளும், அகந்திரளும்

accretionary in Bengali

পরিবৃদ্ধি সংক্রান্ত, পরিবৃদ্ধির রূপের

Forms of accretionary

comparativemore accretionary
superlativemost accretionary

Origin of accretionary

From accretion + -ary.

Words formed from accretionary

Phrases with accretionary

Questions about accretionary

What does accretionary mean?
Accretionary means of, pertaining to, or in the form of an accretion.
What is accretionary in Tamil?
Accretionary in Tamil is பெருகும், திரளும், அகந்திரளும். See Accretionary meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is accretionary?
Accretionary is an adjective.
How do you pronounce accretionary?
Accretionary is pronounced /əˈkɹi.ʃəˌnɛɹ.i/ (US).

Words near accretionary in the dictionary

  1. accretion-powered pulsar
  2. accretion-powered pulsars
  3. accretional
  4. accretionally
  5. accretionarily
  6. accretionary
  7. accretionary prism
  8. accretionary prisms
  9. accretionary wedge
  10. accretionary wedges
  11. accretions

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Adapted from Wiktionary: accretionary (page history and authors); accretionary (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); accretionary (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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