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单词 amassing
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amassingn.

Brit. /əˈmasɪŋ/, U.S. /əˈmæsɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: amass v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < amass v. + -ing suffix1.
The action of amass v.; accumulation, gathering.
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the mind > possession > supply > storage > [noun] > collecting and storing
accumulationa1613
amassing1618
garnering1872
the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [noun] > composite collectiveness > accumulation
aggregation?a1425
accumulation1490
accumulating?1550
congestion1593
compilation1598
accruement1609
cumulation1616
amassing1618
amassment1652
1618 T. Gainsford Glory Eng. ii. xii. 228 Florence..thinketh of nothing but amassing of treasure from mechanicke drudgery.
a1673 R. Perrinchief Royal Martyr (1676) 101 Those that imputed the speedy amassing of these Forces to the Equity of the King's Cause.
1785 T. Mortimer tr. J. Necker Treat. Admin. Finances of France III. xix. 234 Government must observe with pleasure, both the amassing of grain, and the speculations of commerce which occasion them.
1891 C. F. Keary Vikings in Western Christendom 147 They were only plundering expeditions, with scarcely any other conscious object at the outset than the amassing of treasure.
1923 Jrnl. Rom. Stud. 13 213 The patient amassing of data of all kinds from the scribblings and pen-trials of scribes.
1967 Bull. Atomic Scientists Nov. 33/1 Quite different from the amassing of a stockpile of ready-to-fire nuclear weapons.
2005 D. Cruickshank Around World in 80 Treasures 104 His amassing of personal and company wealth and power.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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