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accretion

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accretion
noun
1 the accretion of sediments in coastal mangroves:
accumulation, collecting, gathering, amassing, cumulation, accrual, growth, formation, enlargement, increase, gain, augmentation, rise, mushrooming, snowballing;
rare amassment.
2 the city has a historic core surrounded by recent accretions:
addition, extension, growth, appendage, add-on, supplement.