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