supersession
UK/suːpəˈsɛʃ(ə)n/US/supɚˈsɛʃ(ə)n/
supersession noun: the act of superseding; the fact of having been superseded.
Noun
supersession (countable and uncountable, plural supersessions)
- The act of superseding; the fact of having been superseded.
- Two points became perfectly clear: one was that she was thinking of something very different from her present, her past, or her future relations with Hyacinth Robinson; the other was that he was superseded indeed. This was so completely the case that it did not even occur to her, it was evident...1886, Henry James, The Princess Casamassima, London: Macmillan and Co.
- Still excessively abundant, it was dressed in a manner of which the poor lady appeared not yet to have recognised the supersession, with a glossy braid, like a large diadem, on the top of the head […].1897 October 16, Henry James, What Maisie Knew, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Herbert S. Stone & Co., →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- supersedence, supervention
supersession meaning in Tamil and Bengali
supersession in Tamil
- ஒதுக்கி மாற்றமர்த்தீடு, ஒதுக்கிவைப்பு, கலைத்துக் கைக்கொள்ளல், கலைத்துக் கைக்கொள்ளுதல், நீக்கி அமர்த்துதல், பதிலிட்டகற்றீடு
supersession in Bengali
- অতিক্রম করার কাজ, বা অতিক্রম হওয়ার ঘটনা
Synonyms of supersession
Forms of supersession
| plural | supersessions |
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Origin of supersession
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin supersessiō, supersessiōnem, from supersedeō (“supersede”).
Words formed from supersession
Questions about supersession
- What does supersession mean?
- Supersession means the act of superseding; the fact of having been superseded.
- What is supersession in Tamil?
- Supersession in Tamil is ஒதுக்கி மாற்றமர்த்தீடு, ஒதுக்கிவைப்பு, கலைத்துக் கைக்கொள்ளல். See Supersession meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is supersession?
- Supersession is a noun.
- How do you pronounce supersession?
- Supersession is pronounced /suːpəˈsɛʃ(ə)n/ (UK).
- What is the plural of supersession?
- The plural of supersession is supersessions.
Words near supersession in the dictionary
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