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   accession

   /əkˈsɛʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the attainment or acquisition of a position of rank or power: "the Queen's accession to the throne" Similar successionelevationassumption ofattainment ofinheritance of
   • ▪ the action or process of formally joining or being accepted by an institution or group: "the accession of Spain and Portugal to the EU" Similar joiningsigning upenrolment
   • ▪ the formal acceptance of a treaty or agreement: "accession to the Treaty of Rome was effected in 1971" Similar assentconsentagreementacceptance ofacquiescence inendorsement ofcompliance withconcurrence withrecognition of
   • 2. a new item added to an existing collection of books, paintings, or artefacts: "the day-to-day work of cataloguing new accessions" Similar additionacquisitionnew itemgiftpurchaseadjunctadd-ongain
   • ▪ an amount added to an existing quantity of something: "substantial accessions of gold"

   verb

   • 1. record the addition of (a new item) to a library, museum, or other collection: "each book must be accessioned and the data entered into the computer"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the general sense ‘something added’): from Latin accessio(n-), from the verb accedere ‘approach, come to’ (see accede).

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