Accrescence
Pronunciation : Ac*cres"cence
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [LL. accrescentia.]
Definition : Defn: Continuous growth; an accretion. [R.] The silent accrescence of belief from the unwatched depositions of a general, never contradicted hearsy. Coleridge.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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