What is "succession" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does succession mean in English? Meaning of succession definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "succession" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "succession": a following of one thing after another in time

Noun

  • Meaning: a following of one thing after another in time
  • Example: the doctor saw a sequence of patients
  • Synonyms: chronological sequence chronological succession sequence succession successiveness
  • Hyponyms: pelting rain rotation row run
  • Hypernyms: temporal arrangement temporal order
  • Pronunciation in UK: /səkˈsɛʃ.ən/

    Meaning of "succession": a group of people or things arranged or following in order

    Noun

  • Meaning: a group of people or things arranged or following in order
  • Example: a succession of stalls offering soft drinks a succession of failures
  • Synonyms: succession
  • Hyponyms: cascade parade run streak
  • Hypernyms: series
  • Pronunciation in UK: /səkˈsɛʃ.ən/

    Meaning of "succession": the action of following in order

    Noun

  • Meaning: the action of following in order
  • Example: he played the trumps in sequence
  • Synonyms: sequence succession
  • Hyponyms: alternation chess opening opening
  • Hypernyms: order ordering
  • Pronunciation in UK: /səkˈsɛʃ.ən/

    Meaning of "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

    Noun

  • Meaning: (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
  • Synonyms: ecological succession succession
  • Hypernyms: action activity natural action natural process
  • Pronunciation in UK: /səkˈsɛʃ.ən/

    Meaning of "succession": acquisition of property by descent or by will

    Noun

  • Meaning: acquisition of property by descent or by will
  • Synonyms: succession taking over
  • Hypernyms: acquisition
  • Pronunciation in UK: /səkˈsɛʃ.ən/

    Synonyms:

    series, string, progression, cycle, run, chain, continuation, alternation, course, train, line, order, consecution, subsequence, sequacity, series, sequence, continuity, concatenation,

    Antonyms:

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