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  • 71succession — successional, adj. successionally, adv. /seuhk sesh euhn/, 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… …

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  • 72succession — suc|ces|sion W3 [səkˈseʃən] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin successio, from succedere; SUCCEED] 1.) in succession happening one after the other without anything different happening in between ▪ She won the championship four times… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 73Succession to the Crown Act — The Succession to the Crown Act, or Act of Succession, may refer to a number of pieces of English law passed in the reign of Henry VIII:*The Succession to the Crown Act 1533 (25 Hen. 8 c.22) *The Succession to the Crown Act 1534 (26 Hen. 8 c.2)… …

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  • 74succession — suc|ces|sion [ sək seʃn ] noun ** 1. ) singular a series of people or things of the same type: After graduation he took a succession of low paid jobs. The story brought an endless succession of journalists to the city. 2. ) uncount the process by …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 75succession — noun 1 in succession happening one after the other without anything different happening in between: She won the championship four times in succession. | in close/quick succession (=quickly one after the other) 2 a succession of a number of people …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 76succession — n. 1 a the process of following in order; succeeding. b a series of things or people in succession. 2 a the right of succeeding to the throne, an office, inheritance, etc. b the act or process of so succeeding. c those having such a right. 3 Biol …

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  • 77Succession vacante — Lorsque une personne décède sans aucun héritier, et qu elle n a pas établi de testament, sa succession est déclarée vacante. On parle de succession vacante ou en déshérence. Dans ce cas, toute personne intéressée, ou le Procureur de la République …

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  • 78succession — n. right to succeed to an office, position 1) the succession to (the succession to the throne) misc. 2) in succession ( successively, one after the other ); in quick succession * * * [sək seʃ(ə)n] in quick [ misc. ] in succession ( successively,… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 79succession — Synonyms and related words: Indian file, accession, affiliation, afterlife, alternation, ancestry, anointing, anointment, apparentation, appointment, array, arrogation, articulation, assignment, assumption, at intervals, attainment, authorization …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 80succession — [[t]səkse̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] successions 1) N SING: oft N of n, also in N A succession of things of the same kind is a number of them that exist or happen one after the other. Adams took a succession of jobs which have stood him in good stead... Scoring… …

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