| NOUN | attribute | succession, sequence, chronological sequence, successiveness, chronological succession | a following of one thing / thing after another in time |
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| group | succession | a group of people or things arranged or following in order | |
| act | succession, sequence | the action of following in order | |
| process | succession, ecological 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 | |
| act | succession, taking over | acquisition of property by descent or by will |
| Sounds | sahkseh'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A following of one thing / thing after another in time. | |
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| Synonyms | sequence, chronological sequence, successiveness, chronological succession | |
| Narrower | rain, pelting | Anything happening rapidly or in quick successive |
| rotation | A planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.) | |
| row | A continuous chronological succession without an interruption | |
| run | An unbroken chronological sequence | |
| Broader | temporal arrangement, temporal order | arrangement of events in time |
| Spanish | secuencia cronológica, secuencia, serie, sucesión | |
| Catalan | seqüència, sèrie, successió cronològica, successió | |
| Verbs | succeed | be the successor (of) |
| Meaning | A group of people or things arranged or following in order. | |
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| Narrower | cascade | A succession of stages / stages or operations or processes or units |
| parade | An extended (often showy) succession of persons or things | |
| streak, run | An unbroken series of events | |
| Broader | series | Similar things placed in order or happening one after another |
| Spanish | sucesión | |
| Catalan | successió | |
| Meaning | The action of following in order. | |
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| Synonym | sequence | |
| Narrower | alternation | successive change from one thing or state to another and back again |
| opening, chess opening | A recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game / game / game of chess | |
| Broader | order, ordering | The act of putting things in a sequential arrangement |
| Spanish | secuencia, sucesión | |
| Catalan | seqüència, successió | |
| Verbs | succeed | be the successor (of) |
| 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. | |
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| Synonym | ecological succession | |
| Category | ecology, bionomics, environmental science | The branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment / environment |
| Broader | natural process, natural action, action, activity | A process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) |
| Spanish | sucesión ecológica, sucesión | |
| Catalan | successió ecològica, successió | |
| Meaning | acquisition of property by descent or by will. | |
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| Synonym | taking over | |
| Broader | acquisition | The act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something |
| Spanish | sucesión | |
| Catalan | successió | |
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