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accessibility
  • n  the quality of being at hand when needed
  • n  the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
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accession
  • n  a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group)
    the art collection grew through accession
  • n  (civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement
  • n  something added to what you already have
    the librarian shelved the new accessions
  • n  agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly)
    accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent
  • n  the right to enter
  • n  the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne)
    Elizabeth's accession in 1558
  • v  make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library
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accessory after the fact
  • n  a person who gives assistance or comfort to someone known to be a felon or known to be sought in connection with the commission of a felony
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accessory before the fact
  • n  a person who procures or advises or commands the commission of a felony but who is not present at its perpetration
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accessory cephalic vein
  • n  a vein that passes along the radial edge of the forearm and joins the cephalic vein near the elbow
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accessory during the fact
  • n  a person who witnesses a crime but does not try to prevent it
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accessory fruit
  • n  fruit containing much fleshy tissue besides that of the ripened ovary; as apple or strawberry
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