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accumulative

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ac⋅cu⋅mu⋅la⋅tive

  [uh-kyoo-myuh-ley-tiv, -luh-tiv]
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–adjective
1. tending to accumulate or arising from accumulation; cumulative.
2. tending to accumulate wealth; acquisitive.
Origin:
1645–55; accumulate + -ive

Related forms:
ac⋅cu⋅mu⋅la⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
ac⋅cu⋅mu⋅la⋅tive⋅ness, noun
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ac·cu·mu·la·tive   (ə-kyōōm'yə-lā'tĭv, -lə-tĭv)   
adj.  

  1. Characterized by or showing the effects of accumulation; cumulative.

  2. Tending to accumulate.

ac·cu'mu·la·tive·ly adv.
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