Meanings
nounpreaccumulation (uncountable)
- uncountableaccumulation prior to some other operation
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
- Proto-Italic*prai
- Proto-Italic*prai-
- Latinprae-
- Middle Englishpre-
- Englishpre-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱuh₁mósder.?
- Latincumulus
- Latincumulō
- Latinaccumulō
- Latinaccumulātiō
- Middle Frenchaccumulation
- Latinaccumulātiō
- Middle Englishacumulacyon
- Englishaccumulation
- Englishpreaccumulation
From pre- + accumulation.
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APA
preaccumulation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preaccumulation
MLA
“preaccumulation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preaccumulation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preaccumulation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preaccumulation.
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