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successor

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suc⋅ces⋅sor

  [suhk-ses-er]
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–noun
1. a person or thing that succeeds or follows.
2. a person who succeeds another in an office, position, or the like.
Origin:
1250–1300; < L, equiv. to succed-, var. s. of succēdere to succeed + -tor -tor, with dt > ss; r. ME successour < AF < L, as above

Related forms:
suc⋅ces⋅sor⋅al, adjective
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suc·ces·sor   (sək-sěs'ər)   
n.  One that succeeds another.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: suc·ces·sor
Pronunciation: s&k-'se-s&r
Function: noun
: one that follows : one that succeeds another (as in a position, title, office, or estate)
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Computing Dictionary

SuccessoR
A language for distributed computing derived from SR.
["SuccessoR: Refinements to SR", R.A. Olsson et al, TR 84-3, U Arizona 1984].
(1994-12-15)

successor
daughter

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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