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Meaning of accumulation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
əˌkjuːm.jəˈleɪ.ʃən

Definitions

  1. The act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile
  3. The process of growing into a heap or a large amount.
    countable, uncountable
  4. The process of growing into a heap or a large amount
  5. A mass of something piled up or collected.
    countable, uncountable
  6. A mass of something piled up or collected
  7. The concurrence of several titles to the same proof.
    countable, uncountable
  8. The concurrence of several titles to the same proof
  9. The continuous growth of capital by retention of interest or savings.
    countable, uncountable
  10. The continuous growth of capital by retention of interest or savings
  11. The action of investors buying an asset from other investors when the price of the asset is low.
    countable, uncountable
  12. The practice of taking two higher degrees simultaneously, to reduce the length of study.
    UK, historical, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, or of honors”
“At the lowest point, a short length of tunnel was driven alongside the up line, with a cross passage, to serve as a sump and pump house for dealing with any accumulation of water.”
“After such an accumulation of mistakes in the treatment of lexical items, it comes as no surprise that the section on word formation on p. 133 is equally poor.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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