Meaning of "accession" : Online English Dictionary : Word Search by Wordhut.com

Meaning of accession

1. (n) the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne); "Elizabeth''s accession in 1558"

2. (n) the right to enter

3. (n) agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly); "accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent"; "assenting to the Congressional determination"

4. (n) something added to what you already have; "the librarian shelved the new accessions"; "he was a new addition to the staff"

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

6. (n) a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group); "the art collectin grew through accession"

7. (v) make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library

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