accession

noun

the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne)

the right to enter

agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly)

something added to what you already have

(civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement

a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group)

verb

make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library

Roots

cedocess- · Latin · go, yield

Synonyms for accession

accessn accedencen additionn acquirementn enlargementn obtainmentn obtentionn acquisitionn

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