English dictionary

accession

/&/k's/E//S//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group)

noun.process

Examples
The art collection grew through accession.

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(civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement

noun.possession

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something added to what you already have

noun.possession

Examples
The librarian shelved the new accessions.

Synonyms addition

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agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly)

noun.communication

Examples
Accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent.

Synonyms assenting

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the right to enter

noun.attribute

Synonyms access admission admittance entree

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the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne)

noun.act

Examples
Elizabeth's accession in 1558.

Synonyms rise to power

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A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined; as, a king's <i>accession</i> to a confederacy.

noun

Source: webster1913

make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library

verb.communication

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