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(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)
an increase by natural growth or addition
(geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or water-borne sediment
(biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles
(astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases
something contributing to growth or increase; "he scraped away the accretions of paint"; "the central city surrounded by recent accretions"


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