7 letters · 11 points in Scrabble
noun an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
noun an attainment that is successful
noun a state of prosperity or fame
originLearned borrowing from Latin successus, from succēdō (“succeed”), from sub- (“next to”) + cēdō (“go, move”). Partly displaced native Old English spēd, whence Modern English speed.
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