accretion vs heritage
heritage vs accretionaccretion and heritage both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| accretion | Yes | No | No | No |
| heritage | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
heritage is a hypernym of
accretion; that is, heritage is a
word with a broader meaning than accretion:
- accretion: (law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance)
- heritage: that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
Other hypernyms of accretion include
inheritance.
| accretion (noun) | heritage (noun) |
|---|---|
| (law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance) | hereditary succession to a title or an office or property |
| an increase by natural growth or addition | any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors |
| (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment | practices that are handed down from the past by tradition |
| (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles | that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner |
| (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases | |
| something contributing to growth or increase |
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