accumulation

See also: Accumulation

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁mósder.?
Latin cumulus
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin cumulō
Latin accumulō
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin accumulātiōder.
Middle French accumulationbor.
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Latin accumulātiōbor.
Middle English acumulacyon
English accumulation
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    From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#ACCUMULATIONCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#ACCUMULATION acumulacyon, from Middle FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Middle French#ACCUMULATION accumulation and its etymon, LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#ACCUMULATION accumulātiō, accumulātiōnis. By surface analysis, accumulate +‎ -ionCategory:English terms suffixed with -ion#ACCUMULATION. First attested in the late 15th century. Doublet of accumulatioCategory:English doublets#ACCUMULATION.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    accumulation (countable and uncountable, plural accumulations)Category:English lemmas#ACCUMULATIONCategory:English nouns#ACCUMULATIONCategory:English uncountable nouns#ACCUMULATIONCategory:English countable nouns#ACCUMULATIONCategory:English countable nouns#ACCUMULATIONCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ACCUMULATIONCategory:Pages with entries#ACCUMULATIONCategory:Pages with 2 entries#ACCUMULATION

    1. The act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile.
    2. The process of growing into a heap or a large amount.
      an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, or of honorsCategory:English terms with collocations#ACCUMULATION
    3. A mass of something piled up or collected.
    4. (lawCategory:en:Law#ACCUMULATION) The concurrence of several titles to the same proof.
    5. (accountingCategory:en:Accounting#ACCUMULATION) The continuous growth of capital by retention of interest or savings.
    6. (financeCategory:en:Finance#ACCUMULATION) The action of investors buying an asset from other investors when the price of the asset is low.
    7. (UKCategory:British English#ACCUMULATION, educationCategory:en:Education#ACCUMULATION, historicalCategory:English terms with historical senses#ACCUMULATION, uncountableCategory:English uncountable nouns#ACCUMULATION) The practice of taking two higher degrees simultaneously, to reduce the length of study.

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    French

    Etymology

    Borrowed from LatinCategory:French terms borrowed from Latin#ACCUMULATIONCategory:French terms derived from Latin#ACCUMULATION accumulātiōnem.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    accumulation f (plural accumulations)Category:French lemmas#ACCUMULATIONCategory:French nouns#ACCUMULATIONCategory:French countable nouns#ACCUMULATIONCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#ACCUMULATIONCategory:French feminine nouns#ACCUMULATIONCategory:Pages with entries#ACCUMULATIONCategory:Pages with 2 entries#ACCUMULATION

    1. accumulation (action of accumulating)
    2. accumulation (result of accumulating)

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