Definition of accession

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1	[ noun ] the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne) Synonyms rise_to_power Examples "Elizabeth's accession in 1558" Related terms beginning attainment access
2	[ noun ] the act of entering upon or attaining to a position or right Related terms entrance property_right civil_law
3	[ noun ] agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly) Synonyms assenting Examples "accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent" "assenting to the Congressional determination" Related terms agreement assent
4	[ verb ] make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library Related terms record recording
5	[ noun ] the right to enter Synonyms access admittance entree Related terms right door admit
6	[ noun ] a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group) Examples "the art collecting grew through accession" Related terms increase
7	[ noun ] something added to what you have already Synonyms addition Examples "the librarian shelved the new accessions" "he was a new addition to the staff" Related terms acquisition
*	Rhymes with succession session subluxation relaxation condescension obsession contraception ascension self-deception procession concession taxation dissection annexation fixation section exception conception misconception preconception question reception recession secession deception dissension intersection indexation subsection dissection progression repossession possession nonaggression regression aggression procession perception interception reception intercession precession indiscretion recession discretion inception reclassification purification authentication qualification revocation desecration ramification reunification edification implication desiccation obfuscation gratification eradication suffocation prefabrication affrication amplification dedication education convocation quantification consecration excommunication ratification notification multiplication modification disqualification adjudication diversification nullification indication identification domestication duplication equivocation fortification reallocation deification falsification asuncion sanctification certification allocation pacification codification prognostication clarification intensification confiscation reforestation personification intoxication communication incrustation classification provocation invocation vilification replication devastation verification legislation vindication rededication magnification acidification medication complication rectification unification misapplication avocation explication ossification sophistication saponification justification gasification crustacean application suppression oppression profession expression confession assertion digression collection affection recollection disaffection disconnection connection predilection overprotection protection introspection interconnection selection demarcation disembarkation prosecution persecution elocution electrocution embarkation execution lactation accretion secretion midsection condensation dispensation reassertion compensation projection hessian suction dereliction reproduction reduction contradiction reintroduction overproduction introduction jurisdiction production benediction addiction objection injection publication dictation detoxification concussion affectation electrification translation expectation mummification statistician gentrification fabrication glorification specification indemnification simplification telecommunication lubrication tactician laceration syndication Phonetic and Homophones AH0 K S EH1 SH AH0 N Similar Spelling accessional acheson To share this definition click "text" (Facebook, Twitter) or "link" (blog, mail) then paste text link
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