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1
a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time
- a thick accretion of ice in a freezer that obviously had not been cleaned for some time
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2
something added (as by growth)
- accretions of lime have thickened the cave's stalactites and stalagmites over the centuries
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“Accretion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accretion. Accessed 20 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of accretion was in 1615
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