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Meaning of accession

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  accession
      n 1: a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or
           group); "the art collection grew through accession"
      2: (civil law) the right to all of that which your property
         produces whether by growth or improvement
      3: something added to what you already have; "the librarian
         shelved the new accessions"; "he was a new addition to the
         staff" [syn: {accession}, {addition}]
      4: agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly);
         "accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent";
         "assenting to the Congressional determination" [syn:
         {accession}, {assenting}]
      5: the right to enter [syn: {entree}, {access}, {accession},
         {admission}, {admittance}]
      6: the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or
         right or position (especially the throne); "Elizabeth's
         accession in 1558" [syn: {accession}, {rise to power}]
      v 1: make a record of additions to a collection, such as a
           library

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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