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Defenition of the word succession

    • Defenition of the word succession

      • A large group of people or things lined up in a certain way.
      • a following of one thing after another in time; "the doctor saw a sequence of patients"
      • a group of people or things arranged or following in order: "a succession of stalls offering soft drinks"
      • (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
      • the action of following in order: "he played the trumps in sequence"
      • acquisition of property by descent or by will
      • the action of following in order; "he played the trumps in sequence"
      • a group of people or things arranged or following in order; "a succession of stalls offering soft drinks"; "a succession of failures"
      • the action of following in order
      • a following of one thing after another in time
      • a group of people or things arranged or following in order

    Synonyms for the word succession

      • chronological sequence
      • chronological succession
      • ecological succession
      • sequence
      • successiveness
      • taking over

    Hyponyms for the word succession

      • alternation
      • cascade
      • chess opening
      • opening
      • parade
      • pelting
      • rain
      • rotation
      • row
      • run
      • streak

    Hypernyms for the word succession

      • acquisition
      • action
      • activity
      • natural action
      • natural process
      • order
      • ordering
      • series
      • temporal arrangement
      • temporal order

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