succession
noun
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acquisition of property by descent or by willtaking over
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the action of following in ordersequence
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a following of one thing after another in timesequencechronological sequencesuccessivenesschronological succession
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a group of people or things arranged or following in order“a succession of stalls offering soft drinks”
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(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 establishedecological succession