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Definition: Meaning of, succession in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / səkˈsɛʃ(ə)n /

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  1. in succession happening one after the other without anything different happening in between
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  2. a succession of something a number of people or things of the same kind following, coming or happening one after the other
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  3. [uncountable] the act of taking over an official job or position, or the right to be the next to take it [↪  accession]
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succession used in phrases

  • War of the Austrian Succession (noun)
    1. prussia and Austria fought over Silesia and most of the rest of Europe took sides; 1740-1748
  • War of the Spanish Succession (noun)
    1. 1701-1714 a general war in Europe that broke out when Louis XIV installed his grandson on the throne of Spain; England and Holland hoped to limit Louis' power
  • chronological succession (noun)
    1. a following of one thing after another in time
  • ecological succession (noun)
    1. ecology the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established
  • line of succession (noun)
    1. the order in which individuals are expected to succeed one another in some official position
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