accession

C2+ Topic:Work & Careers

US /ækˈsɛʃən/ UK /ækˈsɛʃ(ə)n/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the attainment of a rank, office, or throne

Her accession to the throne was marked by lavish festivities.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the attainment of a rank,... succession attainment assumption inauguration elevation

Opposites

abdicationrelinquishmentresignation

Word family

Derived forms accessional

Related forms accede access accessory

Etymology

From Latin accessiō ('a going to, increase'), from accēdere ('to approach, be added'), from ad- ('to') + cēdere ('to go, yield').

accessiō Latin cēdere Latin

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Topics

Work & Careers Word Formation & Derivatives

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# accession

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ækˈsɛʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ækˈsɛʃ(ə)n/

## Meanings
1. the attainment of a rank, office, or throne

## Examples
- Her accession to the throne was marked by lavish festivities.

## Synonyms
- succession
- attainment
- assumption
- inauguration
- elevation

## Antonyms
- abdication
- relinquishment
- resignation

## Derived Forms
- accessional

## Related Forms
- accede
- access
- accessory

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: accessiō
- Root: cēdere

## Etymology
From Latin accessiō ('a going to, increase'), from accēdere ('to approach, be added'), from ad- ('to') + cēdere ('to go, yield').

## AI Etymology
Accession is from Latin accessiō ('a going to, increase'), from accēdere ('to approach, be added'), from ad- ('to') + cēdere ('to go, yield'). Important recorded forms include accessiō (Latin) and cēdere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the attainment of a rank, office, or throne. The wider family includes derived forms such as accessional and related words such as accede, access, and accessory.

## Topics
- Work & Careers
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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