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access
What does access mean?
access (noun): the right or ability of approaching or entering; admittance; admission.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use access in a sentence?
- Staff prevent unauthorized access to the building. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where does access come from?
From Middle English accesse, acces, borrowed from Middle French acces (“attack, onslaught”) or from its source Latin accessus, perfect passive participle of accēdō (“approach; accede”), from ad (“to, toward, at”) + cēdō (“move, yield”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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