cumulation

American  

[kyoo-myuh-ley-shuhn] / ˌkyu myəˈleɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the act of cumulating; accumulation.

2. a heap; mass.

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Other Word Forms

• decumulation noun

Etymology

Origin of cumulation

First recorded in 1610–20; cumulate + -ion

Example Sentences

The spending review was the cumulation of weeks of discussions between Reeves and her cabinet colleagues.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2025

Ray, who took over FTX on Nov. 11, told the committee that the problems at FTX were a cumulation of months or even years of bad decisions and poor financial controls.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2022

According to ESPN, the Jaguars aren’t pointing to a specific reason for withholding the rest of Meyer’s money, other than a "cumulation of instances" that team officials say justified the firing.

From Fox News • Dec. 18, 2021

But his critics say that, put together, the cumulation of his policies cozied up to large firms and have made the financial system more vulnerable.

From Washington Post • Aug. 23, 2021

Does he really think that when you write the history of parliamentary democracy or of the novel that you should not, Whiggishly, tell a story of cumulation?

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton