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access

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 : outburst2 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 accessing3: an increase by addition <a sudden access of wealth>

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