Tier vs Succession - What's the difference?
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An act of following in sequence.
A sequence of things in order.
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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.
Tier is a related term of succession.
As nouns the difference between tier and succession
is that tier is animal while succession is an act of following in sequence.tier
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Etymology 1
(tie)Etymology 2
From (etyl), (etyl) .Anagrams
* * * * * English heteronyms ----succession
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