supersedure

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Noun supersedure has 1 sense

supersedure, supersession - act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior
--₁ is a kind of replacement, replacing

Derived form: verb supersede₁

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Supersedure

Noun:

1. The act of replacing or superseding someone or something; the act of being replaced or superseded.

Example sentence: The supersedure of the old director by a new and more experienced one revitalized the company.

Verb:

1. To replace or supersede someone or something.

Example sentence: The automated machines will gradually supersedure manual labor in the factory.

Noun (Beekeeping):

1. The natural process by which a new queen bee replaces an old or failing queen bee in a beehive.

Example sentence: The hive displayed signs of supersedure as the worker bees prepared to replace their aging queen.