succession vs acquisition

acquisition vs succession

succession and acquisition both are nouns.

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

As nouns, acquisition is a hypernym of succession; that is, acquisition is a word with a broader meaning than succession:

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

succession (noun)	acquisition (noun)
the action of following in order	the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
acquisition of property by descent or by will	an ability that has been acquired by training
a following of one thing after another in time	the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
a group of people or things arranged or following in order	something acquired
(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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