Meaning & use
supercession
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the act of superseding or replacing something, especially an official, policy, or law, with another
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The new policy's supercession of the old one caused confusion among staff.
The treaty allowed for the supercession of earlier trade agreements.
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A recognized variant spelling of 'supersession'; both derive from Latin 'supersedere' (to sit above, refrain from).
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