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successione

succession

noun soot-ches-SYOH-neh Rare

Origin: Latin successio (a following after)

Also means

sequence

Usage Note

Successione covers both temporal sequence (in rapida successione = in quick succession) and legal inheritance (diritto di successione = inheritance law, tassa di successione = inheritance tax). The legal sense is very prominent in Italian civil law discussions, so learners should not assume the word refers only to a series of events.

Examples

"La successione al trono fu pacifica."

Natural Translation

The succession to the throne was peaceful.

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