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accession
The act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne)
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noun
The act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne)
“Elizabeth's accession in 1558”
noun
The right to enter
noun
Agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly)
“Accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent”
noun
Something added to what you already have
“The librarian shelved the new accessions”
noun
(civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement
noun
A process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group)
“The art collection grew through accession”
verb
Make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library
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Elizabeth's accession in 1558
Accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent
Assenting to the Congressional determination
The librarian shelved the new accessions
He was a new addition to the staff
The art collection grew through accession
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