Main Entry: ¹ac·cess

Pronunciation: \ˈak-ˌses also ik-ˈses\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French acces, from Latin accessus approach, from accedere to approach — more at accede

Date: 14th century

1 a : onset 2 b : a fit of intense feeling : outburst
2 a : permission, liberty, or ability to enter, approach, or pass to and from a place or to approach or communicate with a person or thing b : freedom or ability to obtain or make use of something c : a way or means of access d : the act or an instance of accessing
3 : an increase by addition <a sudden access of wealth>