🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

蓄積する

Pronunciation / Transliteration: chikuseki suru

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Accumulate/əˈkjuː.mjʊ.leɪt/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼女は何年にもわたって希少な本の大きなコレクションを蓄積しました。"

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of something.

    "Over the years, she managed to accumulate a vast collection of rare books."
  2. 2

    To gradually increase in quantity or degree.

    "Dust began to accumulate on the shelves after weeks of neglect."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'accumulate' originates from the Latin 'accumulare', which means 'to heap up'. It entered the English language in the late 15th century, evolving from the notion of gathering or amassing items over time.

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