cumulation

[ kyoo-myuh-ley-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of cumulating; accumulation.
2. a heap; mass.

Other Words From

• de·cumu·lation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cumulation¹

First recorded in 1610–20; cumulate + -ion

Example Sentences

“It’s a cumulation of too much production and falling prices,” he said.

From Washington Post

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

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

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

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 Literature