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accession

/ækˈsɛʃ.ən/noun, verb3 syllables

Accession means: the right to enter.

Synonyms for accession7

noun, as in the right to enter

entree, access, admission, admittance

noun, as in something added to what you already have

noun, as in agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly)

assenting

noun, as in the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne)

rise to power

What does accession mean?7

noun

1

the right to enter

2

something added to what you already have“the librarian shelved the new accessions”

3

agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly)“accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent”

4

the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne)“Elizabeth's accession in 1558”

5

a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group)“the art collection grew through accession”

6

(civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement

verb

1

make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with accession?21

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Accession in a sentence

  • Ukraine is not on a viable path to accession to the European Union.Amastan
  • Most Albanians support the accession of their country to the EU.Amastan
  • Next Sunday, we will vote in a referendum on the accession of our region to Mars.AlanF_US

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Forms of accession

as a noun

plural
accessions

as a verb

past tense
accessioned
present participle
accessioning
third-person singular
accessions
past participle
accessioned