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单词 succession
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
suc•ces•sion /səkˈsɛʃən/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. the coming of one person or thing after another in a sequence:[uncountable]His secretaries were fired in quick succession until he found one he liked.
  2. a number of persons or things following one another in sequence:[countable]a succession of secretaries.
  3. the right, act, or process by which one person follows another to the office, rank, estate, etc.:[uncountable]the order of succession.
See -cess-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
suc•ces•sion  (sək seshən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the coming of one person or thing after another in order, sequence, or in the course of events:many troubles in succession.
  2. a number of persons or things following one another in order or sequence.
  3. the right, act, or process, by which one person succeeds to the office, rank, estate, or the like, of another.
  4. the order or line of those entitled to succeed one another.
  5. the descent or transmission of a throne, dignity, estate, or the like.
  6. EcologyAlso called ecological succession. the progressive replacement of one community by another until a climax community is established.
  • Latin successiōn- (stem of successiō) a following (someone) in office, equivalent. to success(us), past participle of succēdere to succeed + -iōn- -ion
  • Middle English 1275–1325
suc•cession•al, adj. 
suc•cession•al•ly, adv. 
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See series. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
succession /səkˈsɛʃən/ n
  1. the act or an instance of one person or thing following another
  2. a number of people or things following one another in order
  3. the act, process, or right by which one person succeeds to the office, etc, of another
  4. the order that determines how one person or thing follows another
  5. a line of descent to a title, etc
  6. in successionin a manner such that one thing is followed uninterruptedly by another
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin successio, from succēdere to succeed

sucˈcessional adj
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