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Definition: something contributing to growth or increase; "he scraped away the accretions of paint"; "the central city surrounded by recent accretions"
Definition: (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases
Definition: (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles
Definition: (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment
Definition: (law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance)
Definition: The act of increasing by natural growth; especially the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth.