suc·ces·sive (s k-s s  v)adj. 1. Following in uninterrupted order; consecutive: on three successive days. 2. Of, characterized by, or involving succession: the government successive to the fallen monarchy. suc·ces sive·ly adv.suc·ces sive·ness n. |
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| Noun | 1. | successiveness - 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" |
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