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de-accession definition

☆ de·-accession (dē′ak ses̸h′ən)

transitive verb

to remove (an item) from a museum or library collection preparatory to selling it

Etymology: de- + accession

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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