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ac·ces·sion
I. \ikˈseshən, ak-, ək-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French, from Latin accession-, accessio, from accessus + -ion-, -io -ion
1.
a. : something added as to a collection or formal group : acquisition
< new accessions in the paintings department of the museum >
b. : a specimen under consideration or study : examination sample
< all accessions of volunteer tomatoes were susceptible >
2.
a. : the act of becoming joined (as in a confederacy or union) : adherence
< French accession to the European Defense Community >
b. : the act by which one nation becomes party to engagements already in force between other powers
c. : the mode of acquiring property by which the owner of a corporeal substance (as land or cattle) becomes the owner of an addition by growth, increase, or labor
3. : increase by something added : augmentation from without
< the greatest accession of positive knowledge has come in our own time — W.R.Inge >
4. : the act of assenting or agreeing
< accession to the determination made by Congress — Samuel Williams >
5.
a. : a coming near or to : approach, arrival : admission
< marriage represents full accession to adult life — H.M.Parshley >
b. : the act of attaining or coming to high office or a position of honor or power
< the accession of a new queen >
6. : a sudden fit or spell (as of feeling) : outburst
< sharp accessions of impatience — Mary Austin >
7. : a hiring or rehiring of an employee
II. transitive verb
(accessioned ; accessioned ; accessioning \-sh(ə)niŋ\ ; accessions)
: to record in the order of acquisition listing essential data (as author, title, and publication date of a book) : enter (an accession) in a special record book, list, or file
< each book in the library had been carefully accessioned >
< the art gallery has an efficient way of accessioning newly received paintings > |