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   succession

   /səkˈsɛʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a number of people or things of a similar kind following one after the other: "she had been secretary to a succession of board directors" Similar sequenceseriesprogressioncoursechaincycleroundstringtrainlineline-upruncontinuationflowstreamconcatenation
   • ▪ a group of strata representing a single chronological sequence: "the Cretaceous succession"
   • 2. the action or process of inheriting a title, office, property, etc.: "the new king was already elderly at the time of his succession" Similar accessionelevationinheritance ofassumption of
   • ▪ the right or sequence of inheriting a position, title, etc.: "the succession to the Crown was disputed" Similar line of descentlinedescentancestral lineblood lineancestrydynastylineagegenealogyheritagepedigreeextractionderivationstockstrainbackground
   • ▪ the process by which a plant or animal community successively gives way to another until a stable climax is reached.

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting legal transmission of an estate or the throne to another, also in the sense ‘successors, heirs’): from Old French, or from Latin successio(n-), from the verb succedere (see succeed).

   Derivatives

   • 1. successional adjective

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   Synonyms for SUCCESSION: series, string, sequence, progression, chain, row, consecution, file; Antonyms of SUCCESSION: disruption, disorder, confusion, disorganization, upset, disconnection, disjointedness

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   Synonyms and antonyms of succession in English. succession. noun. These are words and phrases related to succession. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of succession. The endless succession of parties wore us out. Synonyms. series. procession. progression. sequence. chain. round. cycle. course. run.

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   Synonyms for SUCCESSIONS: series, strings, sequences, progressions, chains, rows, files, concatenations; Antonyms of SUCCESSIONS: disorders, disruptions, confusions, upsets, disorganizations, disconnections

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    Synonyms of 'succession' in British English. succession. 1 (noun) in the sense of series. Definition. a number of people or things following one another in order. He took a succession of jobs which have stood him in good stead. Synonyms. series. run. sequence. course. order. train. flow. chain. cycle. procession. continuation. progression.

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