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successional
suc·ces·sion S0859000 (sək-sĕsh′ən)n.1. The act or process of following in order or sequence.2. A group of people or things arranged or following in order; a sequence: "A succession of one-man stalls offered soft drinks" (Alec Waugh). See Synonyms at series.3. a. The sequence in which one person after another succeeds to a title, throne, or position.b. The right of a person or a line of persons to so succeed.4. a. The act or process of succeeding to the rights or duties of another.b. The act or process of becoming entitled as a legal beneficiary to the property of a deceased person.5. Ecology The gradual replacement of one type of ecological community by another in the same area, involving a series of orderly changes, especially in the dominant vegetation, and often resulting in the establishment of a climax community. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin successiō, successiōn-, from successus, past participle of succēdere, to succeed; see succeed.] suc·ces′sion·al adj.suc·ces′sion·al·ly adv.ThesaurussuccessionaladjectiveFollowing one after another in an orderly pattern:consecutive, sequent, sequential, serial, subsequent, successive.EncyclopediaSeeSuccessionLegalSeesuccessionsuccessional Related to successional: successional teethSynonyms for successionaladj following one after another in an orderly patternSynonyms- consecutive
- sequent
- sequential
- serial
- subsequent
- successive
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