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ESLBeginner Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Accumulative and cumulative

Hi, would you please tell me what's the difference between "accumulative" and "cumulative" ? thank you in advance.
  

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Where they are synonymous, there is no difference (obviously). Note that accumulative has another meaning: marked by acquiring or amassing ( "We live in an accumulative society" )

— Mister Micawber

  • Where they are synonymous, there is no difference (obviously).
  • Note that accumulative has another meaning: marked by acquiring or amassing ( "We live in an accumulative society" )
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Where they are synonymous, there is no difference (obviously). Note that accumulative has another meaning: marked by acquiring or amassing ("We live in an accumulative society")
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Mister MicawberWhere they are synonymous, there is no difference (obviously). Note that accumulative has another meaning: marked by acquiring or amassing ("We live in an accumulative society")



Thank you; but would you mind telling me the meaning of "We live in an accumulative society" ?
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We like to accumulate things: money, possessions, etc.
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That was a good explication, in general; from begining to end. It's appreciated. -A passer by.
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