It seems it was a gift for the 50th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's accession to the throne.
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Accession
/ækˈseʃ.ən/
Synonyms for "accession" (199 found)
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Closest matches (40)
Strong matches (60)
anointmentappanageappendageappendantappointmentappreciationapproachapproachingappropinquationapproximationappulseappurtenanceappurtenantarrogationascentassentassentationassignmentassumptionattachment
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attainmentaugmentaugmentationauthorizationballooningbloatingboomboostbroadeningbuildupcodacomingcoming bycoming nearcoming towardcomplementcomplianceconcomitantconcurrenceconsecrationconsentcontinuationcorollarycoronationcrescendodelegationdeputationdevelopmentdragging downearningsedemaelectionelevationempowermentenlargemententhronement
Noun(4 words)
Related words (99)
expansionextensionextrapolationfixturefloodflowing towardforthcominggaingaininggeneral agreementgettinggetting hold ofgreateninggrowthgushhearty assenthikeimminenceinaugurationincrease
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incrementinductioninflationinfluxinstallationinstallmentinstatementinvestiturejoiningjumpjunctionjuxtapositionleaplegitimate successionmakingmoneygettingmoneygrubbingmoneymakingmountingmultiplicationnearingnearnessobtainmentobtentionoffshootoncomingpendantplacementprefixationprocuralprocuranceprocurationprocurementproductivenessproliferationproximationraisereinforcementrisesecurementseizureside effectside issuesnowballingspreadsuccessionsuffixationsuperadditionsuperfetationsuperjunctionsuperpositionsupplementsupplementationsupportsurgeswellingtailpiecetaking officetaking overtrovertumescenceundergirdingunitingupuppingupsurgeupswinguptrendupturnusurpationwarm assentwaxingwelcomewideningwinning
Noun(4 words)
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More general
15 entriesacquisitionagreementattainmentchange of statuscollection managementdata managemententergrowthincreaseincrementpolitical processproperty rightput downrecordright
More specific
7 entriesCollocations
6 entriesaccession numberarchival accessiongene bank accessiongermplasm accessionlibrary accessionroyal accession
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
7 translations across 6 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- прираст noun (increase by something added)
Finnish
1 entries- lisäys noun (increase by something added)
German
1 entries- Zuwachs noun (increase by something added)
Portuguese
1 entries- acessão noun (increase by something added)
Swedish
2 entries- nyanskaffning noun (increase by something added)
- nyförvärv noun (increase by something added)
Turkish
1 entries- artma noun (increase by something added)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
“Now, it is very remarkable that this is so extensively overlooked,” continued the Time Traveller, with a slight accession of cheerfulness. “Really this is what is meant by the Fourth Dimension, though some people who talk about the Fourth Dimension do not know they mean it. It is only another way of looking at Time. There is no difference between Time and any of the three dimensions of Space except that our consciousness moves along it. But some foolish people have got hold of the wrong side of that idea. You have all heard what they have to say about this Fourth Dimension?”
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Croatia joined the EU on July 1, 2013, following a decade-long accession process.
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Next Sunday, we will vote in a referendum on the accession of our region to Mars.
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