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accession
/æk'sɛʃən/
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Definitions of accession
  1. noun
    something added to what you already have
    "the librarian shelved the new accessions"

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    addition
    type of:
    acquisition
  2. noun
    agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly)
    "accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent"

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    assenting
    type of:
    agreement
  3. noun
    the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne)
    "Elizabeth's accession in 1558"

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    rise to power
    type of:
    attainment
  4. noun
    the right to enter

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    access admission admittance entree
    type of:
    right
  5. noun
    a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group)
    "the art collection grew through accession"
  6. noun
    (civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement
    type of:
    property right
  7. verb
    make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library
    type of:
    record enter put down
Examples of accession
  • "the librarian shelved the new accessions"
  • "accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent"
  • "Elizabeth's accession in 1558"
  • "the art collection grew through accession"
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