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+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=c. 1300|origins=la cēdere}}
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+ ==Pronunciation==
+ * IPA: /ˈæk.ses/^(Roach et al. 2011)
+ 
+ ==Etymology==
+ It is [[inh|enm|acces]], [[bor|fro|acces|t=onslaught; onset of an illness]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(AHD 2000) from [[la|accessus|t=a coming to, an approach; entrance]],^(Etymonline)^(AHD 2000) the noun use of the past participle of [[m|la|accēdere|t=to approach]],^(Etymonline)^(AHD 2000)^(Klein 1966) the source of [[accede]],^(Barnhart 1988) from [[m|la|ad-|t=to]] and [[m|la|cēdere|t=to go, move]],^(Etymonline)^(AHD 2000) from [[ine-pro|*ked-|t=to go, yield]].^(Etymonline)^(AHD 2000)
+ 
+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==
+ An attack of fever: about 1300^(Barnhart 1988) or the early 14th century.^(Etymonline) The SOED gives this sense, a sudden onset of illness, as the first.^(SOED 2002)
+ 
+ ==Semantic evolution==
+ The original Latin meaning, “approach, entrance”, was revived in Middle English about 1384, in the Wycliffe Bible.^(Barnhart 1988) “The power of getting near or into contact with” is from the late 14th century^(Etymonline) or 1382,^(OED 1989) and the state of being approachable from about 1425.^(OED 1989) An entrance or passage is from about 1600 directly from Latin^(Etymonline) or 1642.^(OED 1989) A coming to office or the throne, now ''accession'', is from 1641.^(OED 1989) In broadcasting, airtime given to the public is ''access'' from 1972.^(OED 1989) The verb, “to gain access to”, first of data in a computer, is from 1962^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) or 1953 in Merriam-Webster,^(MWU 2024) and in general use from 1978.^(OED 1989)
+ 
+ ==Timeline==
+ * c. 1300 – an attack of fever.^(Barnhart 1988)
+ * 1382 – the power to approach.^(OED 1989)
+ * c. 1425 – accessibility.^(OED 1989)
+ * c. 1600 – an entrance.^(Etymonline)
+ * 1641 – accession to office.^(OED 1989)
+ * 1962 – verb, to access computer data.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)
+ * 1972 – access broadcasting.^(OED 1989)
+ 
+ ==Modern meaning==
+ ===Noun===
+ # A means of approaching or entering; an entrance.^(AHD)^(SOED 2002)
+ # The right or opportunity to enter, use or approach.^(AHD)^(OED 1989)
+ # ''(literary)'' A sudden attack or outburst: ''an access of rage''.^(AHD)^(SOED 2002)
+ 
+ ===Verb===
+ # To gain access to, especially data in a [[computer]].^(AHD)^(Etymonline)
+ # To reach or enter.^(OED 1989)
+ 
+ ==Word family==
+ * [[accessway]]
+ * [[access code]]
+ * [[access method]]
+ * [[access point]]
+ * [[access road]]
+ * [[access time]]
+ * [[public access]]
+ * [[random access]]
+ 
+ ==Related words==
+ * [[accede]]
+ * [[accessary]]
+ * [[accessible]]
+ * [[accession]]
+ * [[accessory]]
+ * [[cede]]
+ * [[excess]]
+ * [[recess]]
+ * [[process]]
+ 
+ ==References==
+ {{reflist}}