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English noun: accession | |||
| 1. | accession (process) a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group) | ||
| Samples | The art collection grew through accession. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | growth, increase, increment | ||
| 2. | accession (possession) (civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | property right | ||
| Domain category | civil law | ||
| 3. | accession (possession) something added to what you already have | ||
| Samples | The librarian shelved the new accessions. He was a new addition to the staff. | ||
| Synonyms | addition | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acquisition | ||
| 4. | accession (communication) agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly) | ||
| Samples | Accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent. Assenting to the Congressional determination. | ||
| Synonyms | assenting | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | agreement | ||
| 5. | accession (attribute) the right to enter | ||
| Synonyms | access, admission, admittance, entree | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | right | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | door | ||
| 6. | accession (act) the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne) | ||
| Samples | Elizabeth's accession in 1558. | ||
| Synonyms | rise to power | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attainment | ||
English verb: accession | |||
| 1. | accession (communication) make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | enter, put down, record | ||
| Domain category | recording, transcription | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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