SUPERSESSION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior

Synonyms:

supersedure; supersession

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("supersession" is a kind of...):

replacement; replacing (the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another)

Derivation:

supersede (take the place or move into the position of)

Credits