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Deaccession Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -sion

Deaccession has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

The disposal of objects in this way.

Verb
1

sell (art works) from a collection, especially in order to raise money for the purchase of other art works

"The museum deaccessioned several important works of this painter"

2

To officially remove an object from a museum, art gallery or library so that it may be sold.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
sell
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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