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sucesión

succession

noun soo-seh-SYOHN Rare

Also means

sequence

Usage Note

Sucesión covers both a sequence of events (una sucesión de desastres, 'a succession of disasters') and inheritance or dynastic succession (la sucesión al trono). In law, derecho de sucesión is inheritance law. The plural sucesiones loses the accent. Note SESEO: the c before e is /s/, not /θ/.

Examples

"Ocurrió una sucesión de eventos inesperados."

Natural Translation

A succession of unexpected events occurred.

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