accumulation
/əˌkjuːmjəˈleɪʃən/uh-kyoo-myuh-LAY-shuhn
/əˌkjumjəˈleɪʃən/uh-kyoo-myuh-LAY-shuhn
Meaningthe act or result of heaping up
Common meaning: the act or result of accumulating
- acto, towards
- cumula heapLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 496 · scan
- atverb or adjective ending: to make, having
- ionnoun ending: act or result
‘to, towards’ + ‘a heap’ → accumulation
Journey through time
- Latincumulus, -ī‘a heap’
- Englishaccumulate‘to pile up over time’
- Englishformed in English from accumulateaccumulation‘the act or result of accumulating’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: the act or result of heaping up. It can be inferred from any of: accumulate.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from accumulate + -ion (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- cumulus, -ī Latin “a heap”
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