succession

C1 Topic:People & Society

US /səkˈsɛʃən/ UK /səkˈsɛʃ.ən/ See IPA manual

Freq #15118

Meanings

1

noun
A number of people or things that follow one after another.

A succession of visitors arrived throughout the afternoon.
2

noun
The act of following one after another in time or order.

The team won the title for the fourth year in succession.
3

noun
The process by which one person takes over an official position or title from another.

The question of succession to the throne divided the country.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a number of people or... sequence series

2 noun · the act of following one... sequence

3 noun · the process by which one... taking over

Word family

Forms successions

Derived forms successionalsuccessionary

Related forms successive

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Phrases (1)

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ecological succession
the gradual replacement of one biological community by another over time

Adjective + noun

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English [Term?], from Old French succession, from Latin successiō (noun).

succession Old French successiō Latin

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# succession

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /səkˈsɛʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /səkˈsɛʃ.ən/
**Frequency rank:** 15118

## Meanings
1. A number of people or things that follow one after another.
2. The act of following one after another in time or order.
3. The process by which one person takes over an official position or title from another.

## Examples
- A succession of visitors arrived throughout the afternoon.
- The team won the title for the fourth year in succession.
- The question of succession to the throne divided the country.

## Derived Forms
- successional
- successionary

## Related Forms
- successive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: succession
- Root: successiō

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English [Term?], from Old French succession, from Latin successiō (noun).

## AI Etymology
Succession is inherited from Middle English an uncertain form, from Old French succession, from Latin successiō (noun). In present-day use, it can mean a number of people or things that follow one after another, or the act of following one after another in time or order. Related forms include successive. Derived formations include successional, successionary.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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