Meanings
nounaccrescence (countable and uncountable, plural accrescences)
plural accrescences
- archaiccountableuncountableContinuous growth; an accretion.
the silent accrescence of belief from the unwatched depositions of a general, never-contradicted hearsay!
1816, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Statesman's Manual, page xli
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Late Latinaccrescentia
- Englishaccrescence
From Late Latin accrescentia. Compare Italian accrescente.
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Chinese Mandarin 添加, 增長 /增长
- 添加 (tiānjiā)continuous growth
- 增長 /增长 (zēngzhǎng)continuous growth
Latin accrescentia
- accrescentiacontinuous growth
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