accrescence

English

Etymology

From Italian [Term?], from Late Latin accrescentia.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈkɹɛsəns/
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Noun

accrescence (countable and uncountable, plural accrescences)

(rare) Continuous growth; an accretion.
- (Can we date this quote?), Samuel Taylor Coleridge, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
  The silent accrescence of belief from the unwatched depositions of a general, never contradicted hearsy

Translations

continuous growth

Latin: accrescentia f (Late Latin)

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