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succession succession definition

succession


 
  Grep  of  noun  succession 
  chronological  succession 
  ecological  succession 
  line  of  succession 
  succession 
  war  of  the  austrian  succession 
  war  of  the  spanish  succession 
 
  Overview  of  noun  succession 
 
  The  noun  succession  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  sequence,  chronological  sequence,  succession,  successiveness,  chronological  succession  --  (a  following  of  one  thing  after  another  in  time;  "the  doctor  saw  a  sequence  of  patients") 
  2.  (1)  succession  --  (a  group  of  people  or  things  arranged  or  following  in  order:  "a  succession  of  stalls  offering  soft  drinks") 
  3.  (1)  succession,  sequence  --  (the  action  of  following  in  order:  "he  played  the  trumps  in  sequence") 
  4.  succession,  ecological  succession  --  ((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) 
  5.  succession,  taking  over  --  (acquisition  of  property  by  descent  or  by  will) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  succession 
 
  The  noun  succession  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  sequence,  chronological  sequence,  succession,  successiveness,  chronological  succession  --  (a  following  of  one  thing  after  another  in  time;  "the  doctor  saw  a  sequence  of  patients") 
  2.  (1)  succession  --  (a  group  of  people  or  things  arranged  or  following  in  order:  "a  succession  of  stalls  offering  soft  drinks") 
  3.  (1)  succession,  sequence  --  (the  action  of  following  in  order:  "he  played  the  trumps  in  sequence") 
  4.  succession,  ecological  succession  --  ((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) 
  5.  succession,  taking  over  --  (acquisition  of  property  by  descent  or  by  will) 



succession definition