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accession

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[ UK /ɐksˈɛʃən/ ]
[ US /əkˈsɛʃən/ ]
NOUN
  1. a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group)
    the art collection grew through accession
  2. agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly)
    accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent
    assenting to the Congressional determination
  3. the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne)
    Elizabeth's accession in 1558
  4. something added to what you already have
    the librarian shelved the new accessions
    he was a new addition to the staff
  5. (civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement
  6. the right to enter
VERB
  1. make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library
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How To Use accession In A Sentence

  • The foundation stone was laid by Mrs Brown on June 21, the 50th anniversary of Queen Victoria's accession to the throne.
  • A violent accession of noise proclaimed that the mob had broken through and was dragging a scab from a wagon. SOUTH OF THE SLOT
  • The accession of the Dutch prince to the throne had agonized the Tories because it set aside both the reigning (or "abdicated") king and the Prince of Wales.
  • Soon, up to 6,000 new accessions will arrive through exchanges with other countries, further swelling an already vast collection.
  • Merseyside, in 1958, a disaster that still haunts the argument for de-accession, the decisions then made on grounds of fashion rather than quality. Evening Standard - Home
  • He said 33 bottles were marked for accessioning into the museum, including the Model Dairy and the Idutywa items, which were not represented in the collection.
  • Many councils will not be holding special civic functions to mark the 50th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's accession to the throne.
  • Among her purchases were two royal door panels of Saint Basil and Saint John Chrysostom that had been deaccessioned from the Tretiakov Gallery.
  • National Day is held on 3 March, in celebration of King Hassan II's accession to the throne in 1961.
  • Nor could he disregard the Salic Law which forbade the accession to the throne of a woman.
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