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: General

2.Definition: a following of one thing after another in time

Related Noun(s):sequence, successiveness

Category: General

3.Definition: a group of people or things arranged or following in order

"A succession of stalls offering soft drinks", "A succession of failures"

Category: General

4.Definition: acquisition of property by descent or by will

Category: General

5.Definition: the action of following in order

Related Noun(s):sequence

Category: General