Accrescence

//əˈkɹɛsəns// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    Continuous growth; an accretion. archaic, countable, uncountable

    "the silent accrescence of belief from the unwatched depositions of a general, never-contradicted hearsay!"

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accretion

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"the silent accrescence of belief from the unwatched depositions of a general, never-contradicted hearsay!"

Etymology

From Late Latin accrescentia. Compare Italian accrescente.

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