noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of superseding. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior wordnet
3. 3
   The replacing of an old queen bee by a new one. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

agencychangecommutationdelegationdeputationdeputyship

Related phrases

queen bee

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