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