All 3 Uses of
succession
in
Ulysses by James Joyce
- It is a mystical estate, an apostolic succession, from only begetter to only begotten.
Chpt 9 (definition 1) *succession = replacement (of one person with another)
- As he awaited the fatal signal he tested the edge of his horrible weapon by honing it upon his brawny forearm or decapitated in rapid succession a flock of sheep which had been provided by the admirers of his fell but necessary office.
Chpt 12 (definition 2)succession = sequence (one after another)
- What discrete succession of images did Stephen meanwhile perceive?
Chpt 17 (definition 2) *succession = series (one after another)
Definitions:
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(1) (succession as in: presidential line of succession) replacement -- especially someone to taking a job or position after another leaves it
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(2) (succession as in: a succession of events) series or sequence (one after another)