succession

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Related terms 1.2.3 Translations 2 French 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /səkˈsɛʃ.ən/, SAMPA: /s@k"sES.@n/
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[edit] 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.

[edit] Derived terms

• successional

[edit] Related terms

• successive

[edit] Translations

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[edit] French

[edit] 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