what does accession mean?
ACCESSION as NOUN
- Meaning
- the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne)
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- Elizabeth’’s accession in 1558
Hypernyms(s) accession is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) accession is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly)
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- accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent
- assenting to the Congressional determination
Hypernyms(s) accession is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- something added to what you already have
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- the librarian shelved the new accessions
- he was a new addition to the staff
Hypernyms(s) accession is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- (civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement
Hypernyms(s) accession is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group)
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- the art collectin grew through accession
Hypernyms(s) accession is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
ACCESSION as VERB
- Meaning
- make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library
Hypernyms(s) accession is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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