acquisition vs succession

succession vs acquisition

acquisition and succession both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acquisition	Yes	No	No	No
succession	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, succession is a hyponym of acquisition; that is, succession is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than acquisition:

acquisition: the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
succession: acquisition of property by descent or by will

Other hyponyms of acquisition include incurring, moneymaking, annexation, pork-barreling, purchase, acceptance, taking over, assumption, laying claim, heritage, inheritance, procural, procurance, procurement, regaining, restitution, restoration, return, buyout.

acquisition (noun)	succession (noun)
the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something	the action of following in order
an ability that has been acquired by training	acquisition of property by descent or by will
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge	a following of one thing after another in time
something acquired	a group of people or things arranged or following in order
	(ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established

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