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Plural of succession

regular plural

The plural of succession is successions.

Forms of succession

Singularsuccession /səkˈsɛʃ.ən/
Pluralsuccessions
Countablecountable and uncountable

Successions in a sentence

  • Similar to the Weichselian glacial setting, the glacial deposits in the Saalian successions were also strongly affected by glaciotectonics.2012, M. Huuse, J. Redfern, D. P. Le Heron, Glaciogenic Reservoirs and Hydrocarbon Systems, →ISBN, page 47. From the entry glaciotectonics
  • The base of the stratigraphic successions consists of outwash fan deposits emplaced in the early deglaciation when ice margin stillstanded immediately beyond the depositional area.2016 April, Pierre Dietrich, Jean-François Ghienne, Alexandre Normandeau, Patrick Lajeunesse, “Proglacial deltaic landforms and…. From the entry stillstand
  • The parallel development of the once-contiguous Cambro-Ordovician successions provides a framework in which to place the faunally barren strata of the Durness Group.2002, R. G. Park, A. D. Stewart, D. T. Wright, “3: The Hebridean terrane”, in N. H. Trewin, editor, The Geology of Scotland, 4th edition…. From the entry faunally
  • Tropomorphic metasomatic successions of the post-stage are able to form local ore-rich bodies by superimposing the older disseminated tin mineralization of the pseudomorphic greisens.1989, Zentralinstitut für Physik der Erde, “Veröffentlichungen des Zentralinstituts für Physik der Erde, Volume 107”, in…. From the entry tropomorphic

Meaning of succession

  1. noun An act of following in sequence.
  2. noun A sequence of things in order.
  3. noun A passing of royal powers.

Full definition of succession

Questions about the plural of succession

What is the plural of succession?
The plural of succession is successions.
Is succession countable?
Succession is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: succession (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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