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successor

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suc·ces·sor  (sk-ssr)
n.
One that succeeds another.

successor [səkˈsɛsə]
n
1. (Business / Professions) a person or thing that follows, esp a person who succeeds another in an office
2. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic the element related to a given element by a serial ordering, esp the natural number next larger to a given one. The successor of n is n + 1, usually written Sn or n′
successoral  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.successor - a person who follows next in ordersuccessor - a person who follows next in order; "he was President Lincoln's successor"
compeer, equal, peer, match - a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
2.successor - a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone
substitute, replacement - a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
3.successor - a person who inherits some title or office
offspring, progeny, issue - the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"

successor
noun heir, beneficiary, inheritor, next-in-line, descendant He set out several principles that he hopes will guide his successors.
Translations
successor [səkˈsesəʳ] N (in office) → sucesor(a) m/f

successor [səkˈsɛsər] nsuccesseur m
success story nréussite f

successor
nNachfolger(in) m(f) (→ to +gen); (to throne) → Thronfolger(in) m(f)

successor [səkˈsɛsəʳ] n (in office) → successore m; (heir) → erede m/f

successor وريث nástupce efterfølger Nachfolger διάδοχος sucesor seuraaja successeur nasljednik successore 後継者 후계자 opvolger etterfølger następca sucessor преемник efterträdare ผู้สืบตำแหน่ง halef người kế vị 接任者


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