cumulative
/kˈjuːmjələtɪv/KYOO-myuh-luh-tiv
/kˈjumjələtɪv/KYOO-myuh-luh-tiv
Meaningheaping up
Common meaning: increasing by successive additions
- cumula heapLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 496 · scan
- ativeadjective ending: tending to
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin cumulus ‘a heap’.
Roots
- cumulus, -ī Latin “a heap”
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