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Definition of
accumulative adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
accumulative
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
əˈkyumyəˌleɪt̮ɪv
/
/
,
NAmE
/
/
əˈkyumyəˌlət̮ɪv
/
/
(
formal
)
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growing by increasing gradually
the accumulative effects of pollution
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cumulative
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accumulative
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