accession
/æk.ˈsɛ.ʃən/
/æk.ˈsɛ.ʃən/
noun
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A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined
"a king's accession to a confederacy"
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Increase by something added; that which is added; augmentation from without.
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A mode of acquiring property, by which the owner of a corporeal substance which receives an addition by growth, or by labor, has a right to the part or thing added, or the improvement (provided the thing is not changed into a different species).
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The act by which one power becomes party to engagements already in force between other powers.
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The act of coming to or reaching a throne, an office, or dignity.
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The invasion, approach, or commencement of a disease; a fit or paroxysm.
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Agreement.
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Access; admittance.
verb
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To make a record of (additions to a collection).
Antonyms:
deaccession