succession

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English

Pronunciation

Noun

succession (plural successions)

  1. An act of following in sequence.
  2. A sequence of things arranged in order.
  3. A passing of royal powers.
  4. A group of rocks or strata that succeed one another in chronological order.

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French

Pronunciation

Noun

succession f. (plural succession)

  1. Succession
  2. Series
  3. Inheritance, as in the passing of possessions from a deceased person to his or her inheritors

 

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