English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin accumulātiō (the act of heaping up). Doublet of accumulation.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /əkʊm(j)uˈlɑti.o/

Noun edit

accumulatio (usually uncountable, plural accumulatios)

  1. (rhetoric) A forceful summarisation of previously made points.

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Latin edit

Etymology edit

From accumulō +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

accumulātiō f (genitive accumulātiōnis); third declension

  1. The act of heaping up.

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative accumulātiō accumulātiōnēs
Genitive accumulātiōnis accumulātiōnum
Dative accumulātiōnī accumulātiōnibus
Accusative accumulātiōnem accumulātiōnēs
Ablative accumulātiōne accumulātiōnibus
Vocative accumulātiō accumulātiōnēs

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References edit

  • accumulatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • accumulatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • accumulatio in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016