{
    "term": "accumulation",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the process of gradually increasing or getting more and more of something over a period of time",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the accumulation of wealth"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Change, cause and effect"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "an amount of something that has gradually increased over a period of time",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an accumulation of toxic chemicals"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Change, cause and effect"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˌkjuːmjəˈleɪʃn/",
                "audio": "ac/accumulation/accumulation__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˌkjuːmjəˈleɪʃn/",
                "audio": "ac/accumulation/accumulation__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}