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ac⋅ces⋅sion

  [ak-sesh-uhn]
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–noun
1. the act of coming into the possession of a right, title, office, etc.: accession to the throne.
2. an increase by something added: an accession of territory.
3. something added: a list of accessions to the college library.
4. Law. addition to property by growth or improvement.
5. consent; agreement; approval: accession to a demand.
6. International Law. formal acceptance of a treaty, international convention, or other agreement between states.
7. the act of coming near; approach.
8. an attack or onset, as of a disease.
–verb (used with object)
9. to make a record of (a book, painting, etc.) in the order of acquisition.
10. to acquire (a book, painting, etc.), esp. for a permanent collection.
Origin:
1580–90; < L accessiōn- (s. of accessiō) an approach, addition. See access, -ion

Related forms:
ac⋅ces⋅sion⋅al, adjective
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ac·ces·sion   (āk-sěsh'ən)   
n.  
  1. The attainment of a dignity or rank: the queen's accession to the throne.
    1. Something that has been acquired or added; an acquisition.
    2. An increase by means of something added.
    3. The addition to or increase in value of property by means of improvements or natural growth.
    4. The right of a proprietor to ownership of such addition or increase.
  3. Law
    1. The addition to or increase in value of property by means of improvements or natural growth.
    2. The right of a proprietor to ownership of such addition or increase.
  4. Agreement or assent.
  5. Access; admittance.
  6. A sudden outburst.
tr.v.   ac·ces·sioned, ac·ces·sion·ing, ac·ces·sions
To record in the order of acquisition: a curator accessioning newly acquired paintings.
ac·ces'sion·al adj.
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Accession

Ac*ces"sion\, n. [L. accessio, fr. accedere: cf. F. accession. See Accede.]

1. A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined; as, a king's accession to a confederacy.

2. Increase by something added; that which is added; augmentation from without; as, an accession of wealth or territory.

The only accession which the Roman empire received was the province of Britain. --Gibbon.

3. (Law) (a) 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). Thus, the owner of a cow becomes the owner of her calf. (b) The act by which one power becomes party to engagements already in force between other powers. --Kent.

4. The act of coming to or reaching a throne, an office, or dignity; as, the accession of the house of Stuart; -- applied especially to the epoch of a new dynasty.

5. (Med.) The invasion, approach, or commencement of a disease; a fit or paroxysm.

Syn: Increase; addition; augmentation; enlargement.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : accession
Spanish: ascensión, subida,
German: die Thronbesteigung,
Japanese: 即位
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Main Entry: ac·ces·sion
Pronunciation: ik-'se-sh&n, ak-
Function: noun
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
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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