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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: deaccession (0.00829 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to deaccession.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: deaccession
deaccession
v : 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”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: deaccession
deaccession
\deaccession\, de-accession
\de-accession\v. t. [de-
+ accession. Ca. 1970.]
to sell (artwork); -- used of sales of art by museums.
Note: The word appears to have been coined as a euphemism to
avoid the negative connotations of the word
“sell”,
particularly for works donated by benefactors. The
practise is justified as a means of acquiring funds for
purchase of more valuable artworks.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
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