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accession

noun verb

the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne)

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
A
Ends with
N
Contains
CC
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

æk.ˈsɛ.ʃən

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne)

    “Elizabeth's accession in 1558”

noun

  1. the right to enter

noun

  1. agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly)

    “accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent”

noun

  1. something added to what you already have

    “the librarian shelved the new accessions”

noun

  1. (civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement

noun

  1. a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group)

    “the art collection grew through accession”

verb

  1. make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library

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Example Sentences

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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