ACCRESCENCE

Etymology

Noun

accrescence (countable and uncountable, plural accrescences)

(rare) Continuous growth; an accretion.

Source: Wiktionary


Ac*cres"cence, n. Etym: [LL. accrescentia.]

Definition: Continuous growth; an accretion. [R.] The silent accrescence of belief from the unwatched depositions of a general, never contradicted hearsy. Coleridge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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