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Noun accession has 6 senses

accession - a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group); "the art collectin grew through accession"
--₁ is a kind of increase, increment, growth
accession - (civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement
--₂ is a kind of property right
accession, addition - something added to what you already have; "the librarian shelved the new accessions"; "he was a new addition to the staff"
--₃ is a kind of acquisition
accession, assenting - agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly); "accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent"; "assenting to the Congressional determination"
--₄ is a kind of agreement

Derived form: verb accede₃
entree, access, accession, admittance - the right to enter
--₅ is a kind of right
--₅ has particulars: door
accession, rise to power - the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne); "Elizabeth's accession in 1558"
--₆ is a kind of attainment

Derived forms: verb access₂, verb accede₂

Verb accession has 1 sense

accession - make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library
--₁ is one way to record, enter, put down
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something