A business cycle is a recurring succession of periods of prosperity and periods of depression.
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Succession
Synonyms for "succession" (223 found)
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Strong matches (67)
consecrationconsecutionconsecutivelyconsecutivenesscontinuationcontinuitycontinuumconveyanceconveyancingcoparcenarycoronationcoursecycledelegationdeputationderivationdescendantdescendantsdescentdevolution
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direct linedistaff sidedronedynastyelectionelevationempowermentendless beltendless roundentailextensionextractionfamilyfemale linefilefiliationflowflywheel effectfollowingfruitfuture timegamutgavelkindgradationgrandchildrengreat-grandchildrenhangoverheirheirloomheirsheirshiphereditamentheritableheritageheritancehostages to fortunehousehumin a rowin linein orderin successionincorporeal hereditamentindian fileinheritanceinheritor
Noun(1 words)
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inheritorsissuekidkidslatenesslaw of successionlegacylegitimate successionlineline of descentline of successionlineagelittle oneslogical sequencemale linemode of successionmonotonenew generationnext lifenexus
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offspringorderorder of successionpatrimonypendulumperiodicityphylumplenumpostdatepostdatingposteriorityposteritypostpositionpostremogeniturepowder trainprimogenitureprocessionprogenyprogressionprolongationpromotionproveniencequeueracerangerankrashrecurrenceremainderreticulationreversionrising generationrotationroundround robinroutinerowrunrunningscaleseedseizureseptsequelseriesshiftshifting trustshifting usesidesingle filesonsspatespear sidespectrumspindle sidestemstirpsstockstrainstreamstringsubjunctionsubsequencesuccessivelysuccessivenesssuffixationsuitesuperveniencesuperventionswathsword sidetaking overthreadtiertraintransfertransferraltransmissiontransmittaltreasuresturnultimogenitureuninterruptedlyusurpationwindrowyounglingsyoungsteryoungsters
Noun(3 words)
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80 translations across 32 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- διαδοχή noun (following in sequence)
- διαδοχή noun (passing of royal power)
Azerbaijani
4 entries- ardıcıllıq noun (sequence arranged in order)
- cərgə noun (sequence arranged in order)
- sıra noun (sequence arranged in order)
- varislik noun (passing of royal power)
Bulgarian
3 entries- последователност noun (following in sequence)
- последователност noun (sequence arranged in order)
- редуване noun (following in sequence)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 继承 noun (passing of royal power)
Czech
3 entries- následnictví noun (passing of royal power)
- posloupnost noun (sequence arranged in order)
- sled noun (sequence arranged in order)
Danish
2 entries- arvefølge noun (passing of royal power)
- tronfølge noun (passing of royal power)
Dutch
3 entries- opeenvolging noun (following in sequence)
- opeenvolging noun (sequence arranged in order)
- troonswisseling noun (passing of royal power)
Esperanto
2 entries- posteuleco noun (passing of royal power)
- sinsekvo noun (sequence arranged in order)
Finnish
3 entries- kruununperimys noun (passing of royal power)
- sarja noun (sequence arranged in order)
- seuraaminen noun (following in sequence)
French
2 entries- succession noun (following in sequence)
- succession noun (passing of royal power)
Galician
1 entries- sucesión noun (following in sequence)
Georgian
2 entries- თანმიმდევრობა noun (following in sequence)
- თანმიმდევრობა noun (sequence arranged in order)
German
2 entries- Abfolge noun (sequence arranged in order)
- Thronfolge noun (passing of royal power)
Greek
3 entries- διαδοχή noun (following in sequence)
- διαδοχή noun (sequence arranged in order)
- διαδοχή noun (passing of royal power)
Hungarian
4 entries- egymásután noun (sequence arranged in order)
- sor noun (sequence arranged in order)
- sorozat noun (following in sequence)
- sorra/egymásra következés noun (following in sequence)
Icelandic
2 entries- erfðaröð noun (passing of royal power)
- ríkiserfðir noun (passing of royal power)
Indonesian
2 entries- suksesi noun (following in sequence)
- suksesi noun (passing of royal power)
Italian
2 entries- successione noun (following in sequence)
- successione noun (passing of royal power)
Japanese
1 entries- 相続 noun (passing of royal power)
Latin
2 entries- seriēs noun (sequence arranged in order)
- successiō noun (passing of royal power)
Malay
1 entries- pewarisan noun (passing of royal power)
Māori
3 entries- raupapatanga noun (following in sequence)
- raupapatanga noun (sequence arranged in order)
- tauatanga noun (following in sequence)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- suksesjon noun (following in sequence)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- suksesjon noun (following in sequence)
Polish
1 entries- sukcesja noun (passing of royal power)
Portuguese
2 entries- sucessão noun (following in sequence)
- sucessão noun (passing of royal power)
Romanian
3 entries- succesiune noun (following in sequence)
- succesiune noun (sequence arranged in order)
- șir noun (sequence arranged in order)
Russian
3 entries- последовательность noun (sequence arranged in order)
- престолонаследие noun (passing of royal power)
- следование noun (following in sequence)
Spanish
2 entries- sucesión noun (following in sequence)
- sucesión noun (passing of royal power)
Swedish
1 entries- tronföljd noun (passing of royal power)
Tagalog
3 entries- halilinan noun (passing of royal power)
- kasunuran noun (following in sequence)
- pagkakasunod-sunod noun (following in sequence)
Welsh
4 entries- olyniad noun (following in sequence)
- olyniad noun (passing of royal power)
- olyniaeth noun (following in sequence)
- olyniaeth noun (passing of royal power)
Sample sentences
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This year typhoons comes in succession.
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After a succession of warm days, the weather became cold.
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We are writing to inform you that Mr Koichi Ohara has been appointed as Manager of the Technical Department in succession to Mr Taro Iida.
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