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" (196 found)
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Strong matches (58)
appanageappendageappendantappointmentappreciationapproachapproachingappropinquationapproximationappulseappurtenanceappurtenantarrogationascentassentassentationassignmentassumptionattachmentattainment
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augmentaugmentationauthorizationballooningbloatingboomboostbroadeningbuildupcodacomingcoming bycoming nearcoming towardcomplementcomplianceconcomitantconcurrenceconsecrationconsentcontinuationcorollarycoronationcrescendodelegationdeputationdevelopmentdragging downearningsedemaelectionelevationempowermentenlargemententhronemententree
Noun(2 words)
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Noun(3 words)
expansionextensionextrapolationfixturefloodflowing towardforthcominggaingaininggeneral agreementgettinggetting hold ofgreateninggrowthgushhearty assenthikeimminenceinaugurationincrease
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incrementinductioninflationinfluxinstallationinstallmentinstatementinvestiturejoiningjumpjunctionjuxtapositionleaplegitimate successionmakingmoneygettingmoneygrubbingmoneymakingmountingmultiplicationnearingnearnessobtainmentobtentionoffshootoncomingpendantplacementprefixationprocuralprocuranceprocurationprocurementproductivenessproliferationproximationraisereinforcementrisesecurementseizureside effectside issuesnowballingspreadsuccessionsuffixationsuperadditionsuperfetationsuperjunctionsuperpositionsupplementsupplementationsupportsurgeswellingtailpiecetaking officetaking overtrovertumescenceundergirdingunitingupuppingupsurgeupswinguptrendupturnusurpationwarm assentwaxingwelcomewideningwinning
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11 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesRelated terms
1 entriescoordinate
1 entriesderived
8 entriesetymologically related_to
1 entrieshas context
4 entriesis a
5 entriesmanner of
1 entriesrelated to
5 entriesTranslations
56 translations across 22 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- въздигане noun (act of coming to or reaching a throne, an office, or dignity)
- възкачване noun (act of coming to or reaching a throne, an office, or dignity)
- възцаряване noun (act of coming to or reaching a throne, an office, or dignity)
- принаждане noun (a coming to)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 加入 noun (a coming to)
Danish
2 entries- tiltrædelse noun (a coming to)
- tiltrædelse noun (act of coming to or reaching a throne, an office, or dignity)
Dutch
2 entries- natrekking noun ((legal) mode of acquiring property)
- toetreding noun (a coming to)
Esperanto
2 entries- surtroniĝo noun (act of coming to or reaching a throne, an office, or dignity)
- ĉefiĝo noun (act of coming to or reaching a throne, an office, or dignity)
Estonian
1 entries- ühinemine noun (a coming to)
Finnish
3 entries- liittyminen noun (a coming to)
- lisäys noun (increase by something added)
- valtaannousu noun (act of coming to or reaching a throne, an office, or dignity)
French
2 entries- accession noun (a coming to)
- accession noun ((legal) mode of acquiring property)
Georgian
1 entries- გაწევრიანება noun (a coming to)
German
4 entries- Antritt noun (act of coming to or reaching a throne, an office, or dignity)
- Beitritt noun (a coming to)
- Besteigung noun (act of coming to or reaching a throne, an office, or dignity)
- Thronbesteigung noun (act of coming to or reaching a throne, an office, or dignity)
Hungarian
1 entries- áradmány noun ((legal) mode of acquiring property)
Indonesian
1 entries- akresi noun ((legal) mode of acquiring property)
Italian
1 entries- accessione noun ((legal) mode of acquiring property)
Japanese
2 entries- 加入 noun (a coming to)
- 加盟 noun (a coming to)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- tiltredelse noun (a coming to)
- tiltredelse noun (act of coming to or reaching a throne, an office, or dignity)
Portuguese
2 entries- acessão noun (increase by something added)
- acessão noun ((legal) mode of acquiring property)
Russian
4 entries- акце́ссия noun (a coming to)
- воцарение noun (act of coming to or reaching a throne, an office, or dignity)
- вступле́ние noun (a coming to)
- присоедине́ние noun (a coming to)
Spanish
2 entries- accesión noun ((legal) mode of acquiring property)
- ascenso noun (a coming to)
Swedish
4 entries- anslutning noun (a coming to)
- nyanskaffning noun (increase by something added)
- nyförvärv noun (increase by something added)
- tillträde noun (a coming to)
Thai
1 entries- ภาคยานุวัติ noun ((legal) act by which one power becomes party to engagements already in force)
Turkish
4 entries- artma noun (increase by something added)
- göreve gelme noun (act of coming to or reaching a throne, an office, or dignity)
- katılım noun (a coming to)
- tahta çıkma noun (act of coming to or reaching a throne, an office, or dignity)
Ukrainian
2 entries- вступ noun (a coming to)
- приє́днання noun (a coming to)
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“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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