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successor
noun
A thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone
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səkˈsɛsə(ɹ)
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noun
A thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone
noun
A person who inherits some title or office
noun
A person who follows next in order
“He was President Lincoln's successor”
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He was President Lincoln's successor
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