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ac·cess I. \ˈakˌses also ikˈs- or akˈs-\ noun (-es) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French acces arrival, from Latin accessus approach, access, admittance, from accessus past participle of accedere to approach — more at accede 1. [influenced in meaning by Middle French accession & Latin accessio — more at accession] a. : an attack or onset of illness or disease < an access of paralysis the afternoon previous — George Ticknor > b. : a fit or spell of intense feeling < he had such an access now — Oliver La Farge > : outburst < accesses of pessimism — S.H.Adams > 2. a. (1) : permission, liberty, or ability to enter, approach, communicate with, or pass to and from < access to every room > < access to the president > < a country with access to the sea > (2) : admission to sexual intercourse (3) : a landowner's legal right to pass from his land to a highway and to return without being obstructed b. : freedom or ability to obtain or make use of < give them access to jobs of confidence or trust — New York Times > : ability or means to participate in, work in, or gain insight into < access to the liberal arts > c. : a way by which a thing or place may be approached or reached : passageway < a lock built to give access to the sea > d. (1) : the action of going to or reaching : approach, entrance : passage to and from < provide a means of access to the lake > < completed plans for access tracks to the factory > (2) : approach to God through Jesus Christ — used especially in titles of prayers < the Anglican prayer of humble access > 3. : an increase by addition < a sudden access of wealth > 4. obsolete a. : an assembling or meeting especially of the British Parliament b. : a coming to office or sovereignty II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-es) Etymology: access, noun : to get at : gain access to < index registers can be accessed by the programmer — Datamation > |