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supersession

noun
su·​per·​ses·​sion | \ ËŒsü-pÉ™r-ˈse-shÉ™n How to pronounce supersession (audio) \

Definition of supersession

: the act of superseding : the state of being superseded

First Known Use of supersession

1764, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for supersession

Medieval Latin supersession-, supersessio, from Latin supersedēre

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