succession
/səkˈsɛʃ.ən/ nom C1En français : succession
- An act of following in sequence.
- A sequence of things in order.
- A passing of royal powers.
- A group of rocks or strata that succeed one another in chronological order.
- A race or series of descendants.
- Rotation, as of crops.
- A right to take possession.
- In Roman and Scots law, the taking of property by one person in place of another.
Pluriel successions
Dans la bibliothèque
When they had done so, he placed the faggot into the hands of each of them in succession, and ordered them to break it in pieces.
I might have rebelled against these exasperating solos had it not been that he usually terminated them by playing in quick succession a whole series of my favourite airs as a slight compensation for the trial upon my patience.
This conversation had occurred while our cab had been threading its way through a long succession of dingy streets and dreary by-ways.
I like babies in moderation, but twins three times in succession is _too much_.
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