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ACCRETION (from Lat. ad, to, and crescere, to grow)

ACCRETION (from See also:
LAT
Lat. ad, to, and crescere, to grow) , an addition to that which already exists; increase in any substance by the addition of particles from the outside . In See also:

law, the See also:

TERM

term is used for the increase of See also:

PROPERTY

property caused by See also:

GRADUAL (Med. Lat. gradualis, of or belonging to steps or degrees; gradus, step)

gradual natural additions, as on a See also:

RIVER

river See also:

BANK

bank or seashore .

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