succession
(noun)
noun
1. a following of one thing after another in time
Similar word(s): sequence, successiveness
Definition categories: attribute
2. a group of people or things arranged or following in order
- a succession of stalls offering soft drinks
- a succession of failures
Definition categories: group, series
3. the action of following in order
Similar word(s): sequence
Definition categories: act, order, ordering
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
Definition categories: process, action, activity
5. acquisition of property by descent or by will
Definition categories: act, acquisition