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Meaning of 'cumulative' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Cumulative [ a.]
- Composed of parts in a heap; forming a mass; aggregated.
- Augmenting, gaining, or giving force, by successive additions; as, a cumulative argument, i. e., one whose force increases as the statement proceeds.
- Tending to prove the same point to which other evidence has been offered; -- said of evidence.
- Given by same testator to the same legatee; -- said of a legacy.

Meaning of 'cumulative' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . cumulative [ s]
Meaning (1):
- increasing by successive addition
Example in sentence:
  • the benefits are cumulative;
  • the eventual accumulative effect of these substances

Nearby Words:

cumacea cumbent cumber cumbered cumbering cumbersome cumbrance cumbrian cumbrous cumene

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