succession
/sʌksˈɛʃʌn/
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Definitions
Noun
a following of one thing after another in time; "the doctor saw a sequence of patients"
Noun
a group of people or things arranged or following in order; "a succession of stalls offering soft drinks"; "a succession of failures"
Noun
the action of following in order; "he played the trumps in sequence"
Noun
(ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established
Noun
acquisition of property by descent or by will
Synonyms
chronological sequence
chronological succession
ecological succession
sequence
successiveness
taking over
More General Terms
acquisition
action
activity
natural action
natural process
order
ordering
series
temporal arrangement
temporal order