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Succession vs Secession - What's the difference?

succession | secession |

As nouns the difference between succession and secession

is that succession is an act of following in sequence while secession is the act of seceding.

succession

English

Noun

  • An act of following in sequence.
  • A sequence of things in order.
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  • , year=2011 , date=April 10 , author=Alistair Magowan , title=Aston Villa 1 - 0 Newcastle , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=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}}
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  • , year=2011 , date=September 18 , author=Ben Dirs , title=Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=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.}}
  • A passing of royal powers.
  • A group of rocks or strata that succeed one another in chronological order.
  • (obsolete, rare) The person who succeeds to rank or office; a successor or heir.
  • (Milton)

    Derived terms

    * successional

    secession

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia secession) (en noun)
  • The act of seceding.
  • Usage notes

    A common example of usage is the withdrawal of 11 Southern states of the United States of America from the Union in 1860–1861, precipitating the U.S. civil war