Meaning & use
accessit
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A distinction awarded to a runner-up in an academic or artistic competition, especially in British and Irish schools.
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She didn't win the poetry prize but received an accessit for her entry.
The school still awards an accessit to the student who comes closest to first place.
A note on using this word
Latin for 'he/she has approached,' historically printed on school prize lists to honor near-winners.
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