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Accession

Accession Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Accession? [n] something added to what you have already; "the librarian shelved the new accessions"; "he was a new addition to the staff" [n] the act of attaining a new office or right [n] the act of entering upon or attaining to a position or right [n] agreeing with; "assenting to the Congressional determination" [v] make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library Synonyms \| Synonyms for Accession: addition \| assenting \| rise to power Related Terms \| Find terms related to Accession: accedence \| acceptance \| access \| accessory \| accompaniment \| accretion \| accrual \| accruement \| accumulation \| acquiescence \| acquirement \| acquisition \| addenda \| addendum \| additament \| addition \| additive \| additory \| additum \| adjunct \| adjunction \| adjuvant \| advance \| advent \| affixation \| afflux \| affluxion \| agglutination \| aggrandizement \| agreement \| agreement in principle \| amplification \| annex \| annexation \| anointing \| anointment \| appanage \| appendage \| appendant \| appointment \| appreciation \| approach \| approaching \| appropinquation \| approximation \| appulse \| appurtenance \| appurtenant \| arrogation \| ascent \| assent \| assentation \| assignment \| assumption \| attachment \| attainment \| augment \| augmentation \| authorization \| ballooning \| bloating \| boom \| boost \| broadening \| buildup \| coda \| coming \| coming by \| coming near \| coming toward \| complement \| compliance \| concomitant \| concurrence \| consecration \| consent \| continuation \| corollary \| coronation \| crescendo \| delegation \| deputation \| development \| dragging down \| earnings \| edema \| election \| elevation \| empowerment \| enlargement \| enthronement \| expansion \| extension \| extrapolation \| fixture \| flood \| flowing toward \| forthcoming \| gain \| gaining \| general agreement \| getting \| getting hold of \| greatening \| growth \| gush \| hearty assent \| hike \| imminence \| inauguration \| increase \| increment \| induction \| inflation \| installation \| installment \| instatement \| investiture \| joining \| jump \| junction \| juxtaposition \| leap \| legitimate succession \| making \| moneygetting \| moneygrubbing \| moneymaking \| mounting \| multiplication \| nearing \| nearness \| obtainment \| obtention \| offshoot \| oncoming \| pendant \| placement \| prefixation \| procural \| procurance \| procuration \| procurement \| productiveness \| proliferation \| proximation \| raise \| reinforcement \| rise \| securement \| seizure \| side effect \| side issue \| snowballing \| spread \| succession \| suffixation \| superaddition \| superfetation \| superjunction \| superposition \| supplement \| supplementation \| support \| surge \| swelling \| tailpiece \| taking office \| taking over \| trover \| tumescence \| undergirding \| uniting \| up \| upping \| upsurge \| upswing \| uptrend \| upturn \| usurpation \| warm assent \| waxing \| welcome \| widening \| winning See Also \| acquisition \| agreement \| annexation \| beginning \| commencement \| enter \| entering \| entrance \| entry \| incoming \| ingress \| put down \| record \| start Accession In Webster's Dictionary \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.

Accession Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Accession?

[n] something added to what you have already; "the librarian shelved the new accessions"; "he was a new addition to the staff"
[n] the act of attaining a new office or right
[n] the act of entering upon or attaining to a position or right
[n] agreeing with; "assenting to the Congressional determination"
[v] make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library

Synonyms | Synonyms for Accession: addition | assenting | rise to power

Accession In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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