Succession Meaning
/səkˈsɛʃ.ən/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn act, process, or instance of succeeding:
nounAn act, process, or instance of succeeding:, An act of following in sequence.
Sentence Examples
A business cycle is a recurring succession of periods of prosperity and periods of depression.
This year typhoons comes in succession.
After a succession of warm days, the weather became cold.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ceremony marked the ____ of the new leader after the election.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A ____ of loud and mysterious noises from the attic woke us up in the middle of the quiet night today.
Word Origin & History
Inherited from Middle English [Term?], from Old French succession, from Latin successiō (noun).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"In 1958, it was reported that for "the fourth year in succession, staff of four South London stations have combined to decorate the booking hall at Peckham Rye station". They installed a nativity scene, models of Father Christmas, and a sleigh driven by huskies, and Christmas trees were placed around the station."
— 2023 December 27, David Turner, “Silent lines...”, in RAIL, number 999, page 29:
"Villa spent most of the second period probing from wide areas and had a succession of corners but despite their profligacy they will be glad to overturn the 6-0 hammering they suffered at St James' Park in August following former boss Martin O'Neill's departure"
— 2011 April 10, Alistair Magowan, “Aston Villa 1 - 0 Newcastle”, in BBC Sport:
"England gave away six penalties in the first 15 minutes and were lucky to still have 15 men on the pitch, but Kvirikashvili missed two very makeable penalties in quick succession as Georgia were unable to take advantage of significant territorial advantage."
— 2011 September 18, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia”, in BBC Sport:
"long descent of Kings , whose names only for many successions without other memory stand thus register'd"
— 1670, John Milton, “(please specify the page)”, in The History of Britain, that Part Especially now Call’d England. […], London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for James Allestry, […] , →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ceremony marked the ____ of the new leader after the election.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A ____ of loud and mysterious noises from the attic woke us up in the middle of the quiet night today.