Succession (Noun)
Meaning 1
(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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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 2
A group of people or things arranged or following in order; "a succession of stalls offering soft drinks"; "a succession of failures".
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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
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Meaning 3
A following of one thing after another in time; "the doctor saw a sequence of patients".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 4
The action of following in order; "he played the trumps in sequence".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 5
Acquisition of property by descent or by will.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.