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ACCUMULATIVE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Marked by acquiring or amassing
Example:
we live in an accumulative society
Classified under:
Similar:
acquisitive (eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas)
Derivation:
accumulate (collect or gather)
accumulate (get or gather together)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Increasing by successive addition
Example:
the eventual accumulative effect of these substances
Synonyms:
accumulative; cumulative
Classified under:
Similar:
additive (characterized or produced by addition)
Derivation:
accumulate (collect or gather)
accumulate (get or gather together)
