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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessuccesseur
Pronunciation / Transliteration: suk-ses-seur
"Le nouveau directeur a été nommé successeur de l'ancien."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person or thing that follows another in a position or role.
"The new CEO was appointed as the successor to the previous leader." - 2
In legal terms, a successor is an individual or entity that inherits or is entitled to the rights of another.
"The successor to the estate was determined by the will."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'successor' originates from the Latin 'successor', meaning 'one who follows', derived from 'succedere', which means 'to come after'. It has evolved through Middle English, retaining its meaning of a person or thing that succeeds another in a role or position.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Successor" is said worldwide
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successeur
Transliteration: suk-ses-seur
"Le nouveau directeur a été nommé successeur de l'ancien."
Nachfolger
Transliteration: nahk-fol-ger
"Der neue CEO wurde als Nachfolger des vorherigen Leiters ernannt."
successore
Transliteration: su-ces-so-re
"Il nuovo CEO è stato nominato successore del precedente."
sucesor
Transliteration: su-se-sor
"El nuevo director fue nombrado sucesor del anterior."
sucessor
Transliteration: su-ses-sor
"O novo CEO foi nomeado sucessor do anterior."
उत्तराधिकारी
Transliteration: uttaraadhikaari
"नए सीईओ को पिछले का उत्तराधिकारी नियुक्त किया गया।"
继任者
Transliteration: jìrènzhě
"新任CEO被任命为前任的继任者。"
후계자
Transliteration: hu-gye-ja
"새 CEO는 이전 CEO의 후계자로 임명되었습니다."
後継者
Transliteration: こうけいしゃ
"新しいCEOは前任者の後継者に任命されました。"
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