See accretion on Wiktionary
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"text": "Warwick was unable to perceive much change in the market-house. […] There might have been a slight accretion of the moss and lichen on the shingled roof.",
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},
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},
{
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},
{
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},
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},
{
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},
{
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},
{
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},
{
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},
{
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},
{
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"parents": [],
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},
{
"_dis": "14 3 13 13 5 11 13 13 7 7",
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},
{
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"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "13 3 12 13 4 10 12 12 10 11",
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"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
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"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
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},
{
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},
{
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"parents": [],
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},
{
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},
{
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},
{
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},
{
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},
{
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},
{
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"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "14 3 11 12 4 10 12 12 11 11",
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"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
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[
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[
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[
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[
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[
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[
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[
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],
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"(conservation science) A substance which has built up on the surface of an object, rather than become embedded in it."
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"figuratively",
"uncountable"
],
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},
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},
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},
{
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},
{
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},
{
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},
{
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},
{
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"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
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},
{
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},
{
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},
{
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},
{
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},
{
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},
{
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},
{
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},
{
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},
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[
"alluvion",
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[
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[
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[
"river",
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[
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[
"dereliction",
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[
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[
"water",
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[
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[
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[
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[
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[
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[
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[
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[
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{
"word": "accruer"
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],
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"Justice",
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"Fundamental"
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},
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"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
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},
{
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},
{
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},
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},
{
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},
{
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"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
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},
{
"_dis": "13 3 12 12 4 10 12 12 10 11",
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},
{
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},
{
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},
{
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},
{
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"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
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},
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},
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[
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"heir"
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[
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"legatee"
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[
"share",
"share"
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[
"co-heir",
"coheir"
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[
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[
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"inherit"
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"uncountable"
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"neuter"
],
"word": "acrescământ"
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]
}
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"_dis1": "15 25 25 11 1 4 1 3 10 6",
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"sense": "(gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; an instance of this",
"tags": [
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{
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"sense": "(gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; an instance of this",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "accretie"
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{
"_dis1": "15 25 25 11 1 4 1 3 10 6",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "(gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; an instance of this",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "vermeerdering"
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{
"_dis1": "15 25 25 11 1 4 1 3 10 6",
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"sense": "(gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; an instance of this",
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{
"_dis1": "15 25 25 11 1 4 1 3 10 6",
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"sense": "(gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; an instance of this",
"word": "kasaantuminen"
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{
"_dis1": "15 25 25 11 1 4 1 3 10 6",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; an instance of this",
"word": "kerääntyminen"
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{
"_dis1": "15 25 25 11 1 4 1 3 10 6",
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "(gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; an instance of this",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "accroissement"
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{
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"sense": "(gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; an instance of this",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Anwachsen"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 25 25 11 1 4 1 3 10 6",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; an instance of this",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Zuwachs"
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{
"_dis1": "15 25 25 11 1 4 1 3 10 6",
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"sense": "(gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; an instance of this",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "accrezione"
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{
"_dis1": "15 25 25 11 1 4 1 3 10 6",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "(gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; an instance of this",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "accrescimento"
},
{
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"neuter"
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{
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"sense": "(gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; an instance of this",
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"Polish",
"feminine"
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{
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "(gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; an instance of this",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "przyrost"
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{
"_dis1": "15 25 25 11 1 4 1 3 10 6",
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"sense": "(gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; an instance of this",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "acreção"
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{
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"sense": "(gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; an instance of this",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "dezvoltare"
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{
"_dis1": "15 25 25 11 1 4 1 3 10 6",
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"lang": "Russian",
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"sense": "(gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; an instance of this",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
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{
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "acrecencia"
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{
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"sense": "(gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; an instance of this",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
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{
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
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"word": "срастване"
},
{
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"code": "fi",
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"Something gradually added to or growing on a thing externally."
],
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[
"gradually",
"gradually"
],
[
"growing",
"grow"
],
[
"externally",
"externally"
]
],
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"(countable, chiefly figurative) Something gradually added to or growing on a thing externally."
],
"tags": [
"countable",
"figuratively"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English countable nouns",
"English terms with collocations",
"English terms with quotations",
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Accretions of dirt on clothing are often left in place by conservators because they can provide additional details about the artefact’s importance or history.",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"Something gradually added to or growing on a thing externally.",
"A substance which has built up on the surface of an object, rather than become embedded in it."
],
"links": [
[
"gradually",
"gradually"
],
[
"growing",
"grow"
],
[
"externally",
"externally"
],
[
"conservation",
"conservation"
],
[
"science",
"science"
],
[
"substance",
"substance"
],
[
"built up",
"build up"
],
[
"surface",
"surface"
],
[
"object",
"object"
],
[
"embedded",
"embed"
]
],
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"(countable, chiefly figurative) Something gradually added to or growing on a thing externally.",
"(conservation science) A substance which has built up on the surface of an object, rather than become embedded in it."
],
"tags": [
"countable",
"figuratively",
"uncountable"
],
"topics": [
"biology",
"conservation",
"history",
"human-sciences",
"natural-sciences",
"science",
"sciences"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English countable nouns",
"English uncountable nouns",
"en:Property law"
],
"glosses": [
"Increase in property by the addition of other property to it (for example, gain of land by alluvion (“the deposition of sediment by a river or sea”) or dereliction (“recession of water from the usual watermark”), or entitlement to the products of the property such as interest on money); or by the property owner acquiring another person’s ownership rights; accession; (countable) an instance of this."
],
"links": [
[
"property law",
"property law"
],
[
"property",
"property"
],
[
"gain",
"gain"
],
[
"land",
"land"
],
[
"alluvion",
"alluvion#English"
],
[
"deposition",
"deposition"
],
[
"sediment",
"sediment"
],
[
"river",
"river"
],
[
"sea",
"sea"
],
[
"dereliction",
"dereliction#English"
],
[
"recession",
"recession"
],
[
"water",
"water"
],
[
"watermark",
"watermark"
],
[
"entitlement",
"entitlement"
],
[
"product",
"product"
],
[
"interest",
"interest"
],
[
"money",
"money"
],
[
"acquiring",
"acquire"
],
[
"ownership",
"ownership"
],
[
"accession",
"accession"
]
],
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"(property law, uncountable) Increase in property by the addition of other property to it (for example, gain of land by alluvion (“the deposition of sediment by a river or sea”) or dereliction (“recession of water from the usual watermark”), or entitlement to the products of the property such as interest on money); or by the property owner acquiring another person’s ownership rights; accession; (countable) an instance of this."
],
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{
"word": "accrual"
},
{
"word": "accruer"
}
],
"tags": [
"uncountable"
],
"topics": [
"law",
"property"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English uncountable nouns",
"en:Inheritance law"
],
"glosses": [
"Increase of an inheritance to an heir or legatee due to the share of a co-heir or co-legatee being added to it, because the latter person is legally unable to inherit the share."
],
"links": [
[
"inheritance law",
"inheritance law"
],
[
"inheritance",
"inheritance"
],
[
"heir",
"heir"
],
[
"legatee",
"legatee"
],
[
"share",
"share"
],
[
"co-heir",
"coheir"
],
[
"co-legatee",
"colegatee"
],
[
"inherit",
"inherit"
]
],
"qualifier": "inheritance law",
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"(inheritance law, uncountable) Increase of an inheritance to an heir or legatee due to the share of a co-heir or co-legatee being added to it, because the latter person is legally unable to inherit the share."
],
"tags": [
"uncountable"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/əˈkɹiːʃn̩/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
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{
"enpr": "ŭkrēshən",
"tags": [
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]
},
{
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"General-American"
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{
"rhymes": "-iːʃən"
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "prirast",
"sense": "increase by natural growth, especially the gradual increase of organic bodies by the internal addition of matter; amount of such growth",
"word": "прираст"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "uveličenie",
"sense": "increase by natural growth, especially the gradual increase of organic bodies by the internal addition of matter; amount of such growth",
"word": "увеличение"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "increase by natural growth, especially the gradual increase of organic bodies by the internal addition of matter; amount of such growth",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "acreció"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "increase by natural growth, especially the gradual increase of organic bodies by the internal addition of matter; amount of such growth",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nárůst"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "increase by natural growth, especially the gradual increase of organic bodies by the internal addition of matter; amount of such growth",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nárůstek"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "increase by natural growth, especially the gradual increase of organic bodies by the internal addition of matter; amount of such growth",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "tilføjelse"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "increase by natural growth, especially the gradual increase of organic bodies by the internal addition of matter; amount of such growth",
"word": "kasvu"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "increase by natural growth, especially the gradual increase of organic bodies by the internal addition of matter; amount of such growth",
"word": "kasvaminen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "increase by natural growth, especially the gradual increase of organic bodies by the internal addition of matter; amount of such growth",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "accrétion"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "increase by natural growth, especially the gradual increase of organic bodies by the internal addition of matter; amount of such growth",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Zunahme"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "epáfxisi",
"sense": "increase by natural growth, especially the gradual increase of organic bodies by the internal addition of matter; amount of such growth",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "επαύξηση"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "episórefsi",
"sense": "increase by natural growth, especially the gradual increase of organic bodies by the internal addition of matter; amount of such growth",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "επισώρευση"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "sfichá",
"sense": "increase by natural growth, especially the gradual increase of organic bodies by the internal addition of matter; amount of such growth",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ספיחה"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "increase by natural growth, especially the gradual increase of organic bodies by the internal addition of matter; amount of such growth",
"word": "naturala akumulo"
},
{
"code": "ia",
"lang": "Interlingua",
"sense": "increase by natural growth, especially the gradual increase of organic bodies by the internal addition of matter; amount of such growth",
"word": "accrescimento"
},
{
"code": "ia",
"lang": "Interlingua",
"sense": "increase by natural growth, especially the gradual increase of organic bodies by the internal addition of matter; amount of such growth",
"word": "augmento"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "increase by natural growth, especially the gradual increase of organic bodies by the internal addition of matter; amount of such growth",
"word": "accrescimento"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "increase by natural growth, especially the gradual increase of organic bodies by the internal addition of matter; amount of such growth",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "acreção"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "priraščénije",
"sense": "increase by natural growth, especially the gradual increase of organic bodies by the internal addition of matter; amount of such growth",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "прираще́ние"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "priróst",
"sense": "increase by natural growth, especially the gradual increase of organic bodies by the internal addition of matter; amount of such growth",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "приро́ст"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "uveličénije",
"sense": "increase by natural growth, especially the gradual increase of organic bodies by the internal addition of matter; amount of such growth",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "увеличе́ние"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "increase by natural growth, especially the gradual increase of organic bodies by the internal addition of matter; amount of such growth",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "acreción"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "increase by natural growth, especially the gradual increase of organic bodies by the internal addition of matter; amount of such growth",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "acrecencia"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "increase by natural growth, especially the gradual increase of organic bodies by the internal addition of matter; amount of such growth",
"word": "aumento"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "increase by natural growth, especially the gradual increase of organic bodies by the internal addition of matter; amount of such growth",
"word": "crecimiento"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "prirast",
"sense": "(gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; an instance of this",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "прираст"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "(gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; an instance of this",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "accretie"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "(gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; an instance of this",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "vermeerdering"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "(gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; an instance of this",
"word": "alkresko"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; an instance of this",
"word": "kasaantuminen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; an instance of this",
"word": "kerääntyminen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "(gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; an instance of this",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "accroissement"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; an instance of this",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Anwachsen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; an instance of this",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Zuwachs"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "(gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; an instance of this",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "accrezione"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "(gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; an instance of this",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "accrescimento"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "(gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; an instance of this",
"tags": [
"Medieval-Latin",
"neuter"
],
"word": "accrēsciamentum"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "(gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; an instance of this",
"tags": [
"Middle",
"Polish",
"feminine"
],
"word": "akrecja"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "(gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; an instance of this",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "przyrost"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "(gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; an instance of this",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "acreção"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "(gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; an instance of this",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "dezvoltare"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "naráščivanije",
"sense": "(gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; an instance of this",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "нара́щивание"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "(gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; an instance of this",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "acrecencia"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "naróščuvannja",
"sense": "(gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; an instance of this",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "наро́щування"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "process by which material is added to a geological feature; specifically, to a tectonic plate at a subduction zone",
"word": "kerrostuminen"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "process by which material is added to a geological feature; specifically, to a tectonic plate at a subduction zone",
"word": "acreție"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "external addition of matter to a thing which causes it to grow",
"word": "kasautuma"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "srastvane",
"sense": "process of separate particles aggregating or coalescing together; thing formed in this manner — see also concretion",
"word": "срастване"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "process of separate particles aggregating or coalescing together; thing formed in this manner — see also concretion",
"word": "kasautuminen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "process of separate particles aggregating or coalescing together; thing formed in this manner — see also concretion",
"word": "kasautuma"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "process of separate particles aggregating or coalescing together; thing formed in this manner — see also concretion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "accrétion"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "prósfysi",
"sense": "process of separate particles aggregating or coalescing together; thing formed in this manner — see also concretion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "πρόσφυση"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "process of separate particles aggregating or coalescing together; thing formed in this manner — see also concretion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "akrecja"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sraščénije",
"sense": "process of separate particles aggregating or coalescing together; thing formed in this manner — see also concretion",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "сраще́ние"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "srastánije",
"sense": "process of separate particles aggregating or coalescing together; thing formed in this manner — see also concretion",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "сраста́ние"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "process of separate particles aggregating or coalescing together; thing formed in this manner — see also concretion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "concrescenza"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zrostánnja",
"sense": "process of separate particles aggregating or coalescing together; thing formed in this manner — see also concretion",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "зроста́ння"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"word": "تنامي"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "ačanstvackʻ",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"word": "աճանստվածք"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"word": "acrecimientu"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"word": "akkresiya"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"word": "akrezio"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "akrécyja",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"word": "акрэ́цыя"
},
{
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "bibriddhi",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"word": "বিবৃদ্ধি"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "akrecija",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "акреция"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "acreció"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"word": "吸積"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xījī",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"word": "吸积"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"word": "akrece"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"word": "narůstání"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "accretie"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"word": "akretsioon"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"word": "kasautumisteoria"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "accrétion"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Akkretion"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"word": "akresi"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fuilleamh"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "accrezione"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "accrescimento"
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{
"alt": "こうちゃく",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kōchaku",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"word": "降着"
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{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "akkresiä",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"word": "аккреция"
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{
"alt": "降着",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gangchak",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"word": "강착"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "akkretsiya",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"word": "аккреция"
},
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"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "akrēcija"
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{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"word": "akrecija"
},
{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"word": "akkretioun"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "akrecijata",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"word": "акрецијата"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "nasobiranjeto",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"word": "насобирањето"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"word": "tokokan"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"word": "akkresjon"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"word": "acrecion"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"word": "برافزایش"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "akrecja"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "acreção"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "acreție"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "akkrécija",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "аккре́ция"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "акре́ција"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "akrécija"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "akrécia"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"word": "narastanie"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "acrecimiento"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "akkretsiya",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"word": "аккретсия"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "ekrīṣan",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"word": "ఎక్రీషన్"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"word": "yığılma"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "akrecija",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"word": "акреція"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"word": "akkretsiya"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process",
"word": "bồi tụ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nálep",
"sense": "something gradually added to or growing on a thing externally",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "на́леп"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "something gradually added to or growing on a thing externally",
"word": "kasautuma"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "something gradually added to or growing on a thing externally",
"word": "kerääntymä"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "something gradually added to or growing on a thing externally",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "przyrost"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "substance which has built up on the surface of an object, rather than become embedded in it",
"word": "kasautuma"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "increase of an inheritance to an heir or legatee due to the share of a co-heir or co-legatee being added to it",
"word": "perintöosuuden kasvaminen"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "increase of an inheritance to an heir or legatee due to the share of a co-heir or co-legatee being added to it",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "acrescământ"
}
],
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}
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Century. [Experiments in Consort, Touching the Affinities, and Differences, betweene Plants and Inanimate Bodies.]”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC, paragraph 602, page 154:\", \"text\": \"[…] Plants doe nouriſh; Inanimate Bodies doe not: They haue an Accretion, but no Alimentation.\", \"type\": \"quote\"}, {\"ref\": \"1678, Thomas Hobbes, “Of Gravity and Gravitation”, in Decameron Physiologicum: Or, Ten Dialogues of Natural Philosophy. 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growth of a celestial body through this process\", \"word\": \"برافزایش\"}, {\"code\": \"pl\", \"lang\": \"Polish\", \"sense\": \"formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process\", \"tags\": [\"feminine\"], \"word\": \"akrecja\"}, {\"code\": \"pt\", \"lang\": \"Portuguese\", \"sense\": \"formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process\", \"tags\": [\"feminine\"], \"word\": \"acreção\"}, {\"code\": \"ro\", \"lang\": \"Romanian\", \"sense\": \"formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process\", \"tags\": [\"feminine\"], \"word\": \"acreție\"}, {\"code\": \"ru\", \"lang\": \"Russian\", \"roman\": \"akkrécija\", \"sense\": \"formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process\", \"tags\": [\"feminine\"], \"word\": \"аккре́ция\"}, {\"code\": \"sh\", \"lang\": \"Serbo-Croatian\", \"sense\": \"formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process\", \"tags\": [\"Cyrillic\", \"feminine\"], \"word\": \"акре́ција\"}, {\"code\": \"sh\", \"lang\": \"Serbo-Croatian\", \"sense\": \"formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process\", \"tags\": [\"Roman\", \"feminine\"], \"word\": \"akrécija\"}, {\"code\": \"sk\", \"lang\": \"Slovak\", \"sense\": \"formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process\", \"tags\": [\"feminine\"], \"word\": \"akrécia\"}, {\"code\": \"sk\", \"lang\": \"Slovak\", \"sense\": \"formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process\", \"tags\": [\"neuter\"], \"word\": \"narastanie\"}, {\"code\": \"es\", \"lang\": \"Spanish\", \"sense\": \"formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; 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growth of a celestial body through this process\", \"word\": \"akkretsiya\"}, {\"code\": \"vi\", \"lang\": \"Vietnamese\", \"sense\": \"formation of celestial bodies by the aggregating of matter drawn together by gravity; growth of a celestial body through this process\", \"word\": \"bồi tụ\"}, {\"code\": \"bg\", \"lang\": \"Bulgarian\", \"roman\": \"nálep\", \"sense\": \"something gradually added to or growing on a thing externally\", \"tags\": [\"masculine\"], \"word\": \"на́леп\"}, {\"code\": \"fi\", \"lang\": \"Finnish\", \"sense\": \"something gradually added to or growing on a thing externally\", \"word\": \"kasautuma\"}, {\"code\": \"fi\", \"lang\": \"Finnish\", \"sense\": \"something gradually added to or growing on a thing externally\", \"word\": \"kerääntymä\"}, {\"code\": \"pl\", \"lang\": \"Polish\", \"sense\": \"something gradually added to or growing on a thing externally\", \"tags\": [\"masculine\"], \"word\": \"przyrost\"}, {\"code\": \"fi\", \"lang\": \"Finnish\", \"sense\": \"substance which has built up on the surface of an object, rather than become embedded in it\", \"word\": \"kasautuma\"}, {\"code\": \"fi\", \"lang\": \"Finnish\", \"sense\": \"increase of an inheritance to an heir or legatee due to the share of a co-heir or co-legatee being added to it\", \"word\": \"perintöosuuden kasvaminen\"}, {\"code\": \"ro\", \"lang\": \"Romanian\", \"sense\": \"increase of an inheritance to an heir or legatee due to the share of a co-heir or co-legatee being added to it\", \"tags\": [\"neuter\"], \"word\": \"acrescământ\"}], \"word\": \"accretion\"}",
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