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English to English noun
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a following of one thing after another in time |  | Example: the doctor saw a sequence of patients
source: wordnet30
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a group of people or things arranged or following in order |  | Example: a succession of stalls offering soft drinks a succession of failures
source: wordnet30
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the action of following in order |  | Example: he played the trumps in sequence
source: wordnet30
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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 established |  | source: wordnet30
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acquisition of property by descent or by will |  | source: wordnet30
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The act of succeeding, or following after; a following of things in order of time or place, or a series of things so following; sequence; as, a succession of good crops; a succession of disasters. |  | source: webster1913
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