Definition of Succession

1. Noun. A following of one thing after another in time. "The doctor saw a sequence of patients"


2. Noun. A group of people or things arranged or following in order. "A succession of failures"
Generic synonyms: Series
Specialized synonyms: Cascade, Parade, Run, Streak

3. Noun. The action of following in order. "He played the trumps in sequence"
Exact synonyms: Sequence
Specialized synonyms: Chess Opening, Opening, Alternation
Generic synonyms: Order, Ordering
Derivative terms: Sequence, Sequential, Succeed

4. 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.
Exact synonyms: Ecological Succession
Category relationships: Bionomics, Ecology, Environmental Science
Generic synonyms: Action, Activity, Natural Action, Natural Process

5. Noun. Acquisition of property by descent or by will.
Exact synonyms: Taking Over
Generic synonyms: Acquisition

Definition of Succession

1. n. The act of succeeding, or following after; a following of things in order of time or place, or a series of things so following; sequence; as, a succession of good crops; a succession of disasters.

Definition of Succession

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Succession

succedaneums
succedent
succeed
succeeded
succeeder
succeeders
succeeding
succeeding(a)
succeeds
succes
success
successes
successful
successfully
successfulness
succession (current term)
successional
successionally
successions
successive
successively
successiveness
successor
successors
succi
succinate
succinates
succinct
succincter
succinctest

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