Definition of accumulation

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The act of gathering or amassing, as into a heap or pile: "Little things grew by continual accumulation" (Samuel Johnson).
The process of growing into a large amount or heap: the steady accumulation of knowledge.
An amount that has accumulated or been accumulated: an accumulation of debt; an accumulation of rubbish.

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