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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Accession \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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Increase by something added; that which is added;
        augmentation from without; as, an accession of wealth or
        territory.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The only accession which the Roman empire received
              was the province of Britain.          --Gibbon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Med.) The invasion, approach, or commencement of a
        disease; a fit or paroxysm.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Increase; addition; augmentation; enlargement.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Accession \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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  accession
       n 1: a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or
            group); "the art collectin 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: addition]
       4: agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly);
          "accession to such demands would set a dangerous
          precedent"; "assenting to the Congressional determination"
          [syn: assenting]
       5: the right to enter [syn: entree, access, 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: rise to power]
       v : make a record of additions to a collection, such as a
           library

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  accession
     Γαλλικά n.
     προσχώρηση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  accession
     n.
     1 A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined.
     2 Increase by something added; that which is added; augmentation from
  without.
     3 (lb en legal) 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).
     4 (lb en legal) The act by which one power becomes party to
  engagements already in force between other powers.
     5 The act of coming to or reaching a throne, an office(,) or dignity.
     6 (lb en medicine) The invasion, approach, or commencement of a
  disease; a fit or paroxysm.
     7 Agreement.
     8 Access; admittance.
     9 A group of plants of the same species collected at a single
  location, often held in
  genebanks.<ref>https://opgc.osu.edu/node/88</ref>
     10 (lb en Scotland) Complicity, concurrence or assent in some action.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To make a record of (additions to a collection).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  accession
     n.
     1 A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined.
     2 Increase by something added; that which is added; augmentation from
  without.
     3 (lb en legal) 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).
     4 (lb en legal) The act by which one power becomes party to
  engagements already in force between other powers.
     5 The act of coming to or reaching a throne, an office(,) or dignity.
     6 (lb en medicine) The invasion, approach, or commencement of a
  disease; a fit or paroxysm.
     7 Agreement.
     8 Access; admittance.
     9 A group of plants of the same species collected at a single
  location, often held in
  genebanks.<ref>https://opgc.osu.edu/node/88</ref>
     10 (lb en Scotland) Complicity, concurrence or assent in some action.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To make a record of (additions to a collection).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  accession
     n.
     1 A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined.
     2 Increase by something added; that which is added; augmentation from
  without.
     3 (lb en legal) 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).
     4 (lb en legal) The act by which one power becomes party to
  engagements already in force between other powers.
     5 The act of coming to or reaching a throne, an office(,) or dignity.
     6 (lb en medicine) The invasion, approach, or commencement of a
  disease; a fit or paroxysm.
     7 Agreement.
     8 Access; admittance.
     9 A group of plants of the same species collected at a single
  location, often held in
  genebanks.<ref>https://opgc.osu.edu/node/88</ref>
     10 (lb en Scotland) Complicity, concurrence or assent in some action.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To make a record of (additions to a collection).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  accession
     n.
     1 A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined.
     2 Increase by something added; that which is added; augmentation from
  without.
     3 (lb en legal) 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).
     4 (lb en legal) The act by which one power becomes party to
  engagements already in force between other powers.
     5 The act of coming to or reaching a throne, an office(,) or dignity.
     6 (lb en medicine) The invasion, approach, or commencement of a
  disease; a fit or paroxysm.
     7 Agreement.
     8 Access; admittance.
     9 A group of plants of the same species collected at a single
  location, often held in
  genebanks.<ref>https://opgc.osu.edu/node/88</ref>
     10 (lb en Scotland) Complicity, concurrence or assent in some action.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To make a record of (additions to a collection).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  accession
     Ranska n.
     nousu (valtaistuimelle)
     Ruotsi n.
     1 lisähankinta
     2 lisäys, lisä

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  accession
     n.
     nyförvärv, tillskott, ökning

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  accession
     n.
     nyförvärv, tillskott, ökning

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Accession /ɐksˈɛʃən/
  1. التّبوّء
  2. الإضافة
  3. الإعتلاء ::

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  accession //æk.ˈsɛ.ʃən// //əˈsɛ.ʃən// 
  прираст
  increase by something added