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accession

noun
/ækˈsɛʃ.ən/CA/ækˈseʃ.ən/

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin accessiō(n), from accēdō (English accede). Cognate to French accession. First attested in 1646.

  1. derived from accessiō

Definitions

  1. A coming to

    A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined.

    • a king's accession to a confederacy

  2. Increase by something added

    Increase by something added; that which is added; augmentation from without.

    • The only accession which the Roman empire received, during the first century of the Christian Aera, was the province of Britain.

  3. A mode of acquiring property, by which the owner of a corporeal substance which receives…

    A mode of acquiring property, by which the owner of a corporeal substance which receives an addition by growth, or by labor, has a right to the part or thing added, or the improvement (provided the thing is not changed into a different species).

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    1. The act by which one power becomes party to engagements already in force between other…

      The act by which one power becomes party to engagements already in force between other powers.

      • accession to the European Union

    2. The act of coming to or reaching a throne, an office, or dignity.

      • her accession to the throne
      • This is the 6 ft. 4-6-0 engine No. 8301, Springbok, the second design produced by Mr. Edward Thompson since his accession to office as Chief Mechanical Engineer.
      • Charles will be formally proclaimed King at a historic Accession Council in an ancient ceremony at St James’s Palace on Saturday, it has been announced.

    3. The invasion, approach, or commencement of a disease

      The invasion, approach, or commencement of a disease; a fit or paroxysm.

    4. Agreement.

    5. Access

      Access; admittance.

    6. A group of plants of the same species collected at a single location, often held in…

      A group of plants of the same species collected at a single location, often held in genebanks.

    7. Complicity, concurrence or assent in some action.

    8. To make a record of (additions to a collection)

      To make a record of (additions to a collection); to add (something) to a collection (usually a museum's or archive's collection).

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA