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succession

suc·ces·sion

UK/səkˈsɛʃ.ən/ US/sʌˈksɛʃʌn/ uncommon obsolete rare

noun

1.

a following of one thing after another in time

  • “the doctor saw a sequence of patients”
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2.

a group of people or things arranged or following in order

  • “a succession of stalls offering soft drinks”
  • “a succession of failures”
3.

the action of following in order

  • “he played the trumps in sequence”
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4.

(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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5.

acquisition of property by descent or by will

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Origin

Inherited from Middle English [Term?], from Old French succession, from Latin successiō (noun).

Phrases

  • agreement as to succession
  • apostolic succession
  • in quick succession
  • in short succession
  • in succession
  • line of succession
  • order of succession
  • rule of succession

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