Accession - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ækˈseʃn|
Brit.
|əkˈseʃ(ə)n|
noun
- a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group)
- something added to what you already have (syn: addition)
- the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne)
the art collection grew through accession
- (civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement- something added to what you already have (syn: addition)
the librarian shelved the new accessions
- agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly)accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent
- the right to enter (syn: access, admission, admittance, entree)- the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne)
Elizabeth's accession in 1558
verb
- make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library
Extra examples
...an exhibit of the museum's latest accessions...
Every year the fraternity received fresh accessions of princes and nobles.
The 300,000th volume in the Library was accessioned on February 23, 1937.
Elizabeth's accession in 1558
Word forms
noun
singular: accession
plural: accessions
singular: accession
plural: accessions
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