accession

CEFRC2

/ækˈsɛʃ.ən/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The act of gaining a position, title, or membership.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Increase by something added; that which is added; augmentation from without.

Examples

  • Croatia joined the EU on July 1, 2013, following a decade-long accession process.

  • Most Albanians support the accession of their country to the EU.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • /ækˈseʃ.ən/
  • /əˈseʃ.ən/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined.

  2. Such augmentation that adds to the collections of a museum or archive; a thing thus added.

  3. 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).

More examples

In context

  • Ukraine is not on a viable path to accession to the European Union.

  • a king's accession to a confederacy

  • accession to the European Union

Antonyms

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Origin

noun

Ultimately from Latin accessiō(n), from accēdō (English accede). Cognate to French accession. First attested in 1646.