1. succession - noun
· a following of one thing after another in time; "the doctor saw a sequence of patients"
Synonym(s): sequence, chronological_sequence, successiveness, chronological_succession
Hypernym(s): temporal_arrangement, temporal_order
2. succession - noun
· a group of people or things arranged or following in order; "a succession of stalls offering soft drinks"; "a succession of failures"
Hypernym(s): series
3. succession - noun
· the action of following in order; "he played the trumps in sequence"
Synonym(s): sequence
4. succession - 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
Synonym(s): ecological_succession
Hypernym(s): natural_process, natural_action, action, activity
5. succession - noun
· acquisition of property by descent or by will
Synonym(s): taking_over
Hypernym(s): acquisition
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