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successional

[suhk-sesh-uhn]

noun

the coming of one person or thing after another in order, sequence, or in the course of events: many troubles in succession.

a number of persons or things following one another in order or sequence.

the right, act, or process, by which one person succeeds to the office, rank, estate, or the like, of another.

the order or line of those entitled to succeed one another.

the descent or transmission of a throne, dignity, estate, or the like.

EXPAND

Also called ecological succession. Ecology. the progressive replacement of one community by another until a climax community is established.

COLLAPSE

Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English < Latin successiōn- (stem of successiō) a following (someone) in office, equivalent to success(us), past participle of succēdere to succeed + -iōn- -ion

Related forms

suc·ces·sion·al, adjective

suc·ces·sion·al·ly, adverb

non·suc·ces·sion, noun

non·suc·ces·sion·al, adjective

non·suc·ces·sion·al·ly, adverb

Synonyms
2. See series.

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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.	a line of descent to a title, etc
6.	ecology the sum of the changes in the composition of a community that occur during its development towards a stable climax community
7.	in succession in a manner such that one thing is followed uninterruptedly by another

[C14: from Latin successio, from succēdere to succeed]

suc'cessional

—*adj*

suc'cessionally

—*adv*

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