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supersession

noun
su·per·ses·sion | \ ˌsü-pər-ˈse-shən \

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: the act of superseding : the state of being superseded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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