succession

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /səkˈsɛʃ.ən/

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Noun

Singular succession

Plural successions

1. An act of following in sequence.
2. A sequence of things in order.
3. A passing of royal powers.
4. A group of rocks or strata that succeed one another in chronological order.

Related words

• successive