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 accession accession /ækˈsɛʃən/

noun

  1. The act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne)  ( accession , rise to power )
    the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne)
     Elizabeth's accession in 1558
    Elizabeth's accession in 1558
  2. The right to enter  ( accession , admission , admittance , access , entree )
    the right to enter
  3. Agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly)  ( accession , assenting )
    agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly)
     Accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent
    accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent
     Assenting to the Congressional determination
    assenting to the Congressional determination
  4. Something added to what you already have  ( accession , addition )
    something added to what you already have
     The librarian shelved the new accessions
    the librarian shelved the new accessions
     He was a new addition to the staff
    he was a new addition to the staff
  5. (civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement  ( accession )
    (civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement
  6. A process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group)  ( accession )
    a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group)
     The art collection grew through accession
    the art collection grew through accession

verb

  1. (recording) make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library  ( accession )
    (recording) make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library