succession
pronunciation
How to pronounce succession in British English:
UK [səkˈseʃn]
How to pronounce succession in American English:
US [səkˈseʃn]
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- Noun:
- a following of one thing after another in time
- a group of people or things arranged or following in order
- the action of following in order
- (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
- acquisition of property by descent or by will
Word Origin
- succession (n.)
- early 14c., "fact or right of succeeding someone by inheritance," from Old French succession "inheritance; a following on" (13c.), from Latin successionem (nominative successio) "a following after, a coming into another's place, result," noun of action from successus, past participle of succedere (see succeed). Meaning "fact of being later in time" is late 14c. Meaning "a regular sequence" is from mid-15c.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Maybe the old men will manage tocontrol their succession .
- 2. Mrs lazarus has given some thought to her succession .
- 3. Theplan has been beset by a succession of difficulties .
- 4. This brew is being stirred by a worsening succession crisis .
- 5. Deutsche bank 's solution to its succession problem has not pleased everyone .