ac·cre·tion
[uh-kree-shuhn] Show IPA
noun
1.
an increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition; growth in size or extent.
2.
the result of this process.
3.
an added part; addition: The last part of the legend is a later accretion.
4.
the growing together of separate parts into a single whole.
5.
Law . increase of property by gradual natural additions, as of land by alluvion.
via Accretions | Define Accretions at Dictionary.com.
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