succession, n.
(successions)
freq. cnt. 5
(successions)
freq. cnt. 5
a following of one thing after another in time
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
chronological sequence chronological succession sequence succession successiveness
sample sentences
"the doctor saw a sequence of patients"
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the action of following in order
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
sequence succession
sample sentences
"he played the trumps in sequence"
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a group of people or things arranged or following in order
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
succession
sample sentences
"a succession of stalls offering soft drinks""a succession of failures"
acquisition of property by descent or by will
<noun.act>
succession taking over
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(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
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ecological succession succession
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