Meaning of the word succession in English

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succession

US /səkˈseʃ.ən/
UK /səkˈseʃ.ən/
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Noun

1.

a number of people or things sharing a specified characteristic and following one after the other

Example:
A succession of visitors came to the house.
He won the championship for the third year in succession.
2.

the action or process of inheriting an office, title, property, etc.

Example:
The rules of royal succession are very strict.
There was a dispute over the succession to the family business.
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