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English noun: succession | |||
| 1. | succession (attribute) a following of one thing after another in time | ||
| Samples | The doctor saw a sequence of patients. | ||
| Synonyms | chronological sequence, chronological succession, sequence, successiveness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | temporal arrangement, temporal order | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | pelting, rain, rotation, row, run | ||
| 2. | succession (group) a group of people or things arranged or following in order | ||
| Samples | A succession of stalls offering soft drinks. A succession of failures. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | series | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cascade, parade, run, streak | ||
| 3. | succession (act) the action of following in order | ||
| Samples | He played the trumps in sequence. | ||
| Synonyms | sequence | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | order, ordering | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | alternation, chess opening, opening | ||
| 4. | succession (process) (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 | ||
| Synonyms | ecological succession | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | action, activity, natural action, natural process | ||
| Domain category | bionomics, ecology, environmental science | ||
| 5. | succession (act) acquisition of property by descent or by will | ||
| Synonyms | taking over | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acquisition | ||
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