suc·ces·sion (s k-s sh n)n. 1. The act or process of following in order or sequence. 2. A group of people or things arranged or following in order; a sequence: "A succession of one-man stalls offered soft drinks" (Alec Waugh). See Synonyms at series. 3. a. The sequence in which one person after another succeeds to a title, throne, dignity, or estate. b. The right of a person or line of persons to so succeed. c. The person or line having such a right. 4. a. The act or process of succeeding to the rights or duties of another. b. The act or process of becoming entitled as a legal beneficiary to the property of a deceased person. 5. Ecology The gradual and orderly process of ecosystem development brought about by changes in community composition and the production of a climax characteristic of a particular geographic region. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin successi  , successin-, from successus, past participle of succ dere, to succeed; see succeed.]suc·ces sion·al adj.suc·ces sion·al·ly adv. |
succession [səkˈsɛʃən]
n
1. the act or an instance of one person or thing following another
2. a number of people or things following one another in order
3. the act, process, or right by which one person succeeds to the office, etc., of another
4. the order that determines how one person or thing follows another
5. (History / Heraldry) a line of descent to a title, etc.
6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Ecology the sum of the changes in the composition of a community that occur during its development towards a stable climax community
in succession in a manner such that one thing is followed uninterruptedly by another
[from Latin successio, from succēdere to succeed]
successional adj
successionally adv
| succession (sk-sshn) The gradual replacement of one type of ecological community by another in the same area, involving a series of orderly changes, especially in the dominant vegetation. Succession is usually initiated by a significant disturbance of an existing community. Each succeeding community modifies the physical environment, as by introducing shade or changing the fertility or acidity of the soil, creating new conditions that benefit certain species and inhibit others until a climax community is established.  The sequential development of plant and animal communities in an area in which no topsoil exists, as on a new lava flow, is called primary succession. The development of such communities in an area that has been disturbed but still retains its topsoil, as in a burned-over area, is called secondary succession. See more at climax community. |
Succession a series of things.
Examples: succession of all ages, 1605; of bishops, 1594; of facts; of heirs; of popes, 1579; of prophets, 1662; of rain, 1797; of worldly things, 1577; of victories, 1849.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | succession - a following of one thing after another in time; "the doctor saw a sequence of patients" temporal arrangement, temporal order - arrangement of events in time pelting, rain - anything happening rapidly or in quick successive; "a rain of bullets"; "a pelting of insults" rotation - a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.); "crop rotation makes a balanced demand on the fertility of the soil"; "the manager had only four starting pitchers in his rotation" row - a continuous chronological succession without an interruption; "they won the championship three years in a row" run - an unbroken chronological sequence; "the play had a long run on Broadway"; "the team enjoyed a brief run of victories" |
| 2. | succession - a group of people or things arranged or following in order; "a succession of stalls offering soft drinks"; "a succession of failures" series - similar things placed in order or happening one after another; "they were investigating a series of bank robberies" cascade - a succession of stages or operations or processes or units; "progressing in severity as though a cascade of genetic damage was occurring"; "separation of isotopes by a cascade of processes" parade - an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things; "a parade of strollers on the mall"; "a parade of witnesses" | |
| 3. | succession - the action of following in order; "he played the trumps in sequence" chess opening, opening - a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess; "he memorized all the important chess openings" ordering, order - the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement; "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list" alternation - successive change from one thing or state to another and back again; "a trill is a rapid alternation between the two notes" | |
| 4. | 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 bionomics, environmental science, ecology - the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment natural action, natural process, action, activity - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity" | |
| 5. |  succession - acquisition of property by descent or by willacquisition - the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another" |
succession
noun
1. series, run, sequence, course, order, train, flow, chain, cycle, procession, continuation, progression He took a succession of jobs which have stood him in good stead.
2. taking over, assumption, inheritance, elevation, accession, entering upon She is now seventh in line of succession to the throne.
in succession one after the other, running, successively, consecutively, on the trot (informal), one behind the other They needed to reach the World Cup final for the third time in succession.
Translations
succession [səkˈseʃən]
A. N
1. (= series) → sucesión f, serie f
after a succession of disasters → después de una sucesión or serie de catástrofes
they each went in succession to the headmaster → fueron todos a ver al director uno detrás de otro
she has won three games in succession → ha ganado tres partidos seguidos or sucesivos or consecutivos
he was my tutor two years in succession → fue mi tutor dos años seguidos or consecutivos
for the third day/year in succession → por tercer día/año consecutivo
in close or quick or rapid succession → uno tras de otro, en rápida sucesión
four times in succession → cuatro veces seguidas
after a succession of disasters → después de una sucesión or serie de catástrofes
they each went in succession to the headmaster → fueron todos a ver al director uno detrás de otro
she has won three games in succession → ha ganado tres partidos seguidos or sucesivos or consecutivos
he was my tutor two years in succession → fue mi tutor dos años seguidos or consecutivos
for the third day/year in succession → por tercer día/año consecutivo
in close or quick or rapid succession → uno tras de otro, en rápida sucesión
four times in succession → cuatro veces seguidas
2. (to a post) → sucesión f
in succession to sb → sucediendo a algn
Princess Rebecca is seventh in (line of) succession to the throne → la princesa Rebeca ocupa el séptimo puesto en la línea de sucesión a la corona
in succession to sb → sucediendo a algn
Princess Rebecca is seventh in (line of) succession to the throne → la princesa Rebeca ocupa el séptimo puesto en la línea de sucesión a la corona
3. (= descendants) → descendencia f
succession [səkˈsɛʃən] n
(= series) → succession f
in succession → à la suite
in quick succession → à bref intervalle, à brefs intervalles
three years in succession → trois ans de suite
in succession → à la suite
in quick succession → à bref intervalle, à brefs intervalles
three years in succession → trois ans de suite
(to throne, title) → succession f
succession
n
→ Folge f, → Serie f; (with no intervening period) → (Aufeinander)folge f, → Kette f; a succession of visitors → eine Kette or Serie von Besuchern; life is a succession of joys and sorrows → das Leben ist ein steter Wechsel von Kummer und Freude; in succession → nacheinander, hintereinander; in quick or rapid succession → in rascher Folge, schnell hintereinander
(to post) → Nachfolge f; (to throne) → Thronfolge f; (to title, estate) → Erbfolge f; his succession to the office → seine Amtsübernahme; his succession to the title → seine Übernahme des Titels; her succession to the throne → ihre Thronbesteigung; in succession to somebody → als jds Nachfolger(in) m(f), → in jds Nachfolge (dat) (geh); fourth in (line of) succession to the throne → an vierter Stelle in der Thronfolge ? apostolic
succession [səkˈsɛʃ/ən] n
succession [səkˈsɛʃ/ən] n
b. (to post) → successione f
succession [səkˈsɛʃ/ən] n
b. (to post) → successione f
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