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Meaning of ACCUMULATIVE

Pronunciation:  u'kyoomyu`leytiv

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  marked by acquiring or amassing; "we live in an accumulative society"
  2. [adj]  increasing by successive addition; "the benefits are cumulative"; "the eventual accumulative effect of these substances"
 
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 Synonyms: acquisitive, additive, cumulative
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ac*cu"mu*la*tive\, a.
Characterized by accumulation; serving to collect or amass;
cumulative; additional. -- {Ac*cu"mu*la*tive*ly}, adv. --
{Ac*cu"mu*la*tive*ness}, n.
 

 

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