Associations to the word «Succession»

SUCCESSION, noun. An act of following in sequence.

SUCCESSION, noun. A sequence of things in order.

SUCCESSION, noun. A passing of royal powers.

SUCCESSION, noun. A group of rocks or strata that succeed one another in chronological order.

SUCCESSION, noun. (obsolete) (rare) The person who succeeds to rank or office; a successor or heir.

SUCCESSION, noun. A following of one thing after another in time; "the doctor saw a sequence of patients".

SUCCESSION, noun. A group of people or things arranged or following in order; "a succession of stalls offering soft drinks"; "a succession of failures".

SUCCESSION, noun. The action of following in order; "he played the trumps in sequence".

SUCCESSION, noun. (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.

SUCCESSION, noun. Acquisition of property by descent or by will.