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   Success , n. [L. successus: cf. F. succès. See Succeed.]
   Act of succeeding; succession. [Obs.]
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   Then all the sons of these five brethren reigned
   By due success.
   Spenser.
   
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   That which comes after; hence, consequence, issue, or result, of an endeavor or undertaking, whether good or bad; the outcome of effort.
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   Men . . . that are like to do that, that is committed to them, and to report back again faithfully the success.
   Bacon.
   
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   Perplexed and troubled at his bad success
   The tempter stood.
   Milton.
   
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   The favorable or prosperous termination of anything attempted; the attainment of a proposed object; prosperous issue.
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   Dream of success and happy victory!
   Shak.
   
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   Or teach with more success her son
   The vices of the time to shun.
   Waller.
   
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   Military successes, above all others, elevate the minds of a people.
   Atterbury.
   
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   That which meets with, or one who accomplishes, favorable results, as a play or a player. [Colloq.]
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