accessional

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

accession +‎ -al

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (US) IPA(key): /æk.ˈsɛʃ.nəl/, /æk.ˈsɛʃ.ən.əl/, /æk.ˈsɛʃ.ən.l/
  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

accessional

  1. (rare) Pertaining to accession; additional.
    • 1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: [], 2nd edition, London: [] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, [], →OCLC:
      Again, whereas men affirm they perceive an addition of ponderosity in dead bodies, comparing them usually unto blocks and stones, whensoever they lift or carry them; this accessional preponderancy is rather in appearance than reality.

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