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According to WordNet, the noun "accretion" has 6 sense(s).

113425067 (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment.

113425245 (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles.

113754565 something contributing to growth or increase; "he scraped away the accretions of paint"; "the central city surrounded by recent accretions".

113263540 (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).

113425425 (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases.

113424865 an increase by natural growth or addition.

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