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accedence

n. uncountable
C2 Proficiency acce·dence

n. the act of agreeing to something or giving it your support. It is an old-fashioned word that you might see in legal or formal writing.

n. the act of yielding to a request, demand, or proposal; the state of being in agreement. Often used in legal contexts to describe the granting of a right or permission.


SIMPLE

The court granted the request by accedence.

CONTEXTUAL

The accedence to the new terms was a significant step toward resolving the long-standing dispute between the two companies.

COMPLEX

While the initial proposal was met with skepticism, the eventual accedence of the board members signaled a shift in the company's strategic direction toward more aggressive expansion.

Origin

From accede + -ence.

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