succession

Pronunciation: /səkˈsɛʃ.ən/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a following of one thing after another in time
  2. noun a group of people or things arranged or following in order
  3. noun the action of following in order

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English [Term?], from Old French succession, from Latin successiō (noun).

In classic literature

Synonyms

sequence, chronological sequence, successiveness, chronological succession

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
temporal arrangement
Narrower (hyponyms)
run, rotation, row, rain

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