Meanings
adjectiveaccretionary (comparative more accretionary, superlative most accretionary)
comparative more accretionary · superlative most accretionary
- Of, pertaining to, or in the form of an accretion
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivemarked or produced by accretion
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Origin
Translations
Japanese 漸次増大の
- 漸次増大のrelating to accretion
Portuguese acrecionário, acretivo
- acrecionáriorelating to accretion
- acretivorelating to accretion
- acrecionalrelating to accretion
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APA
accretionary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accretionary
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“accretionary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accretionary. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “accretionary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accretionary.
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