succession

🇺🇸 /səkˈseʃn/ 🇬🇧 /səkˈseʃn/
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noun
C1

A series of people or things that come one after another.

The team won three games in quick succession.

R

The regular pattern of one thing following another.

The rapid succession of images creates the illusion of movement.

R

Taking over a position or title; the right to become the next leader.

The prince is next in line for succession to the throne.

translation

n. A series of people or things that come one after another.; The regular pattern of one thing following another.; Taking over a position or title; the right to become the next leader.

Word Forms

Plural successions