ac·ces·sion
ik-ˈse-shən 
ak-
1
a
: the act or process by which someone rises to a position of honor or power
the accession of a new queen
a politician's accession to power
Queen Victoria's accession to the throne/crown occurred in 1837.
b
: an act of coming near or to something : approach, admittance
2
: something added : acquisition
the museum's latest accessions
3
a
: increase by something added
b
: acquisition of additional property (as by growth or increase of existing property)
4
: the act of assenting or agreeing
5
a
: the act of becoming joined : adherence
b
: the act by which one nation becomes party to an agreement already in force between other powers
6
: a sudden fit or outburst : access
accessioned; accessioning; accessions
: to record in order of acquisition
Each book in the library had been carefully accessioned.
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Noun
the accession of Queen Elizabeth II
an exhibit of the museum's latest accessions
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Janine Henni, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Moldova has made major progress toward EU integration, receiving candidate status in 2022 and officially starting accession talks in 2024.
—Byandra Timu, Fortune Europe, 4 Nov. 2024
Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
Photo: © The Metropolitan Museum of Art Once accessioned (accepted into a museum collection), garments are forever severed from their connection to the body for which they were designed and which complete them.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 6 May 2024
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Noun
King Charles was the Prince of Wales for 64 years, from 1958 until 2022, when the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth, prompted his accession at age 73.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Moldova has made major progress toward EU integration, receiving candidate status in 2022 and officially starting accession talks in 2024.
—Byandra Timu, Fortune Europe, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
This increase is due to a higher number of specimens accessioned.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
Photo: © The Metropolitan Museum of Art Once accessioned (accepted into a museum collection), garments are forever severed from their connection to the body for which they were designed and which complete them.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 6 May 2024
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“Accession.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accession. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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accession
noun
ac·ces·sion
ik-ˈse-shən, ak-
1
: increase by something added
specifically
: the mode of acquiring property by which the owner of property (as a building, land, or cattle) becomes the owner of an addition by growth, improvement, increase, or labor
2
: the act of assenting or agreeing
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