WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
de•ac•ces•sion
(dē′ak sesh′ən),USA pronunciation v.t.
v.i.
n.Also, de′-ac•ces′sion.
- to sell (a work of art) from a museum's or gallery's collections, esp. with a view to acquiring funds for the purchase of other works.
v.i.
- to deaccession a work of art from a museum's or gallery's collections.
n.
- a deaccessioned work of art.
- de- + accession 1970–75
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