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单词 aggradation
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aggradationn.1

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Italian, combined with an English element. Etymons: Italian aggradare , -ation suffix.
Etymology: Apparently < Italian aggradare to please (a1313; a1250 as †agratare ; < Old Occitan agradar : see agree v.) + -ation suffix. Compare later agrade v.
Obsolete. rare.
Used in the subscription of letters: pleasure, happiness.Apparently only recorded in the Lisle Letters.
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > [noun]
lustc888
lustfulnessa900
queemnesseOE
mirtheOE
estec1000
winOE
queemc1175
sweetness?c1225
solace1297
dutea1300
lustinga1300
joyingc1300
jollityc1330
lustiheadc1369
lustinessc1374
sweet1377
voluptyc1380
well-pleasinga1382
pleasancec1385
pleasurea1393
volupta1398
easementc1400
pleasingc1400
complacencec1436
pleasec1475
satisfaction1477
likancea1500
oblectation1508
beauty1523
aggradation1533
pleasurancec1540
joc1560
likement1577
contentment1587
beloving1589
gratification1598
savouriness1599
entertain1601
pleasedness1626
well-apaidness1633
well-pleasedness1633
pleasingness1649
complacency1652
adlubescence1656
enjoyment1665
volupe1669
musica1674
pleasantry1740
barrel of fun (laughs, etc.)1915
society > communication > correspondence > letter > letter or note [phrase] > concluding phrases
your (affectionate, very, etc.) friend1454
aggradation1533
Yours ever1564
yours faithfully1564
I (will) remain1600
pro bono publico1640
sincerely1702
regards1775
yours respectfully?1777
yours truly1788
1533 Ld. Lisle et al. Let. in State Papers Henry VIII (P.R.O.: SP 1/78) f. 185 As Crist knowth who sende you long lyffe in helthe, to yor most gentill hertes aggradacion.
1535 J. Husee Let. 27 Jan. in Lisle Papers (P.R.O.: SP 3/12/105) f. 120 [God] preserve yor ladiship in long liffe wt honor to yor most hertes aggradacion.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

aggradationn.2

Brit. /ˌaɡrəˈdeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌæɡrəˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: aggrade v., -ation suffix.
Etymology: < aggrade v. + -ation suffix, after degradation n.1 (compare degradation n.1 6a).
Physical Geography.
The process by which the level of a land surface is raised as a result of the deposition of detrital material by a river, current, or other agency.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > sedimentation > [noun] > aggradation
aggradation1893
1893 R. D. Salisbury in Ann. Rep. State Geologist N.J. 1892 i. vii. 103 A deep filling, or, what is the same, extensive aggradation, would result in a wider flood plain, higher than the old valley bottom.
1904 T. C. Chamberlin & R. D. Salisbury Geol. (1905) I. i. 2 The deposition of material, whether on the land or in the sea, is aggradation.
1937 S. W. Wooldridge & R. S. Morgan Physical Basis Geogr. xii. 173 Flood alluviation, like aggradation by gravel, is closely linked with the development of meanders.
1979 R. Anderton et al. Dynamic Stratigr. Brit. Isles xvii. 268/1 Several subsequent episodes of aggradation and incision have left behind a series of river terraces in the Thames Basin.
2000 Land & Water Sept. 18/2 A high sediment load from inner gorge landslides..and a low gradient in the lower reaches of the creek caused aggradation.

Derivatives

ˌaggraˈdational adj.
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1896 National Geographic Mag. Sept. 297 Extensive slopes of degradational and aggradational origin.
1976 Nature 19 Feb. 529/1 A detailed examination of the aggradational sequences along the Queensland coast.
2005 G. D. Corner in M. Seppälä Physical Geogr. Fennoscandia (2008) xii. 217/1 The Tapes shoreline often comprises a large beach ridge or ridge complex in outer regions, and an erosional or aggradational terrace in some inner areas.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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