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Meaning of successor | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
səkˈsɛsə

Definitions

  1. A person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title.
  2. dolphin
  3. A person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title
  4. The next heir in order or succession.
  5. dauphin
  6. The next heir in order or succession
  7. A person who inherits a title or office.
  8. A person who inherits a title or office
  9. The integer, ordinal number or cardinal number immediately following another.
  10. The integer, ordinal number or cardinal number immediately following another

Equivalents

العربية الوريث خليف وارث وارثة
Azərbaycanca varis xələf
Беларуская насле́днік
Български приемник
Cymraeg olynydd olynyddes
Deutsch Erbe Erbin Nachfolger Nachfolgerin
Ελληνικά διάδοχος
Español delfín postremo sucesor sucesora
فارسی وارث
Bahasa Indonesia penerus pewaris
日本語 後任 後継者 相続人 継承者
Kurdî delfîn
Latina successor
Nederlands opvolger opvolgster
Português sucessor sucessora
Türkçe ardıl halef varis
اردو وارِث
Oʻzbekcha voris

Examples

“George W. Bush was successor to Bill Clinton as President of the US.”
“After Li Tan's death in 1625, Hsu Hsin-su (許心素), leader of the Chang-chou people dwelling in and around the city of Hsia-men (廈門, or Amoy), emerged as his successor.”
“As Di Matteo celebrated and captain John Terry raised the trophy for the fourth time, the Italian increased his claims to become the permanent successor to Andre Villas-Boas by landing a trophy.”
“A limit ordinal is not the successor of any ordinal.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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