Noun Definition
succession
1.Definition: (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
Category: General2.Definition: a following of one thing after another in time
Related Noun(s):sequence, successiveness
Category: General3.Definition: a group of people or things arranged or following in order
"A succession of stalls offering soft drinks", "A succession of failures"
Category: General4.Definition: acquisition of property by descent or by will
Category: General