succession

suc·ces·sion  (sk-sshn)

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.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin successi, successin-, from successus, past participle of succdere, to succeed; see succeed.]

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suc·cession·al adj.

suc·cession·al·ly adv.

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succession

Noun

1. a number of people or things following one another in order

2. the act or right by which one person succeeds another in a position

3. in succession one after another: the third time in succession

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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.

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	succession - a following of one thing after another in time; "the doctor saw a sequence of patients" chronological sequence, chronological succession, successiveness, sequence 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" streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies"
	3.	succession - the action of following in order; "he played the trumps in sequence" 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 ecological succession 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 will taking over acquisition - the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another"

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succession

noun 1. series, run, sequence, course, order, train, flow, chain, cycle, procession, continuation, progression

noun 2. taking over, assumption, inheritance, elevation, accession, entering upon >> in succession one after the other, running, successively, consecutively, on the trot (informal) one behind the other

Translations

succession [səkˈsɛʃən] n (= series) → sucesión f; serie f (= descendants); descendencia;

in succession → sucesivamente

succession [səkˈsɛʃən] n → succession f;

in succession → successivement;

3 years in succession → 3 ans de suite

succession [səkˈsɛʃən] n → Folge f, Serie f;

(to throne etc) → Nachfolge f;

3 years in succession → 3 Jahre nacheinander or hintereinander

succession [səkˈsɛʃən] n → successione f;

in succession → di seguito