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supersession

su·per·ses·sion

UK/suːpəˈsɛʃ(ə)n/ US/supɚˈsɛʃ(ə)n/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

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Origin

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin supersessiō, supersessiōnem, from supersedeō (“supersede”).

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