English to English
accession
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noun (n)
- a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group)(noun.process)Example:
The art collection grew through accession.
source: wordnet30 - (civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement(noun.possession)source: wordnet30
- something added to what you already have(noun.possession)Example:
The librarian shelved the new accessions.
source: wordnet30 - agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly)(noun.communication)Example:
Accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent.
source: wordnet30 - the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne)(noun.act)Example:
Elizabeth's accession in 1558.
source: wordnet30 - A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined; as, a king's accession to a confederacy.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library(verb.communication)source: wordnet30