Dictionary
ac•cu•mu•la•tion
Pronunciation: (u-kyOO"myu-lā'shun), [key]—
n.
1. act or state of accumulating; state of being accumulated.
2. that which is accumulated; an accumulated amount, number, or mass.
3. growth by continuous additions, as of interest to principal.
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