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Success — may mean: * a level of social status * achievement of an objective/goal * the opposite of failure Geography * Success, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia in Australia * Success, Arkansas, United States * Success, Missouri,… … Wikipedia
success — UK US /səkˈses/ noun ► [U] the achieving of the results that were wanted or hoped for: »The company s success is a result of its business model. success in sth »Knowledge workers are essential for success in technology driven industries.… … Financial and business terms
Success — Suc*cess , n. [L. successus: cf. F. succ[ e]s. See {Succeed}.] 1. Act of succeeding; succession. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Then all the sons of these five brethren reigned By due success. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. That which comes after; hence,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
success — 1530s, result, outcome, from L. successus an advance, succession, happy outcome, from succedere come after (see SUCCEED (Cf. succeed)). Meaning accomplishment of desired end (good success) first recorded 1580s. The moral flabbiness born of the… … Etymology dictionary
Success — Success, AR U.S. town in Arkansas Population (2000): 180 Housing Units (2000): 85 Land area (2000): 0.218415 sq. miles (0.565692 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.218415 sq. miles (0.565692 sq.… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Success, AR — U.S. town in Arkansas Population (2000): 180 Housing Units (2000): 85 Land area (2000): 0.218415 sq. miles (0.565692 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.218415 sq. miles (0.565692 sq. km) FIPS code … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Success! — is a musical by Bernard J. Taylor that was first recorded in 1993 as a studio concept album featuring various End stars including Lon Satton (who created the role of Poppa in Andrew Lloyd Webber s Starlight express, Claire Moore (singer), Kathryn … Wikipedia
success — ► NOUN 1) the accomplishment of an aim or purpose. 2) the attainment of fame, wealth, or social status. 3) a person or thing that achieves success. ORIGIN Latin successus, from succedere come close after … English terms dictionary
success — index advantage, benefit (betterment), fruition, progress, prosperity, satisfaction (fulfilment) … Law dictionary
success — [n] favorable outcome accomplishment, achievement, advance, arrival, ascendancy, attainment, bed of roses*, benefit, big hit*, boom*, clover*, consummation, do well, Easy Street*, éclat, eminence, fame, flying colors*, fortune, fruition, gain,… … New thesaurus
success — [sək ses′] n. [L successus < pp. of succedere: see SUCCEED] 1. Obs. result; outcome 2. a) a favorable or satisfactory outcome or result b) something having such an outcome 3. the gaining of wealth, fame, rank, etc … English World dictionary
