Succession Definition

sək-sĕshən
noun
The act of succeeding or coming after another in order or sequence or to an office, estate, throne, etc.
Webster's New World
A group of people or things arranged or following in order; a sequence.
American Heritage
The right to succeed to an office, estate, etc.
Webster's New World
A number of persons or things coming one after another in time or space; series; sequence.
A succession of delays.
Webster's New World
A series of heirs or rightful successors of any kind.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Succession

Noun

Singular:
succession
Plural:
successions

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Succession

  • in succession

Origin of Succession

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin successiō successiōn- from successus past participle of succēdere to succeed succeed

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin successio, successionem.

    From Wiktionary

Succession Sentence Examples

  • The next turn found her on a narrow two lane highway that was a succession of curves.

  • Darian breathed, reacting to the quick succession.

  • That meant that their world--the real world--was not very far away, and that the succession of perilous adventures they had encountered had at last brought them near the earth's surface, which meant home to them.

  • She often reads for two or three hours in succession, and then lays aside her book reluctantly.

  • The creek flowed over a succession of rock ledges and formed pools at the edge where tadpoles swam.

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Words Starting With

SSUSUC

Words Ending With

NONION

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succession

Words Starting With S and Ending With N

Starts With S & Ends With NStarts With SU & Ends With NStarts With S & Ends With ON

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10 Letter Words10 Letter Words Starting With S10 Letter Words Ending With N