succession

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noun

1. a following of one thing after another in time (Freq. 3)
- the doctor saw a sequence of patients
• Syn:
sequence, chronological sequence, successiveness, chronological succession
• Derivationally related forms:
successive (for: successiveness), succeed, sequential (for: sequence), sequence (for: sequence)
• Hypernyms:
temporal arrangement, temporal order
• Hyponyms:
rain, pelting, rotation, row, run
2. a group of people or things arranged or following in order (Freq. 1)
- a succession of stalls offering soft drinks
- a succession of failures
• Hypernyms:
series
• Hyponyms:
cascade, parade, streak, run
3. the action of following in order (Freq. 1)
- he played the trumps in sequence
• Syn:
sequence
• Derivationally related forms:
sequential (for: sequence), sequence (for: sequence), succeed
• Hypernyms:
order, ordering
• Hyponyms:
opening, chess opening, alternation
4. (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
• Syn:
ecological succession
• Topics:
ecology, bionomics, environmental science
• Hypernyms:
natural process, natural action, action, activity
5. acquisition of property by descent or by will
• Syn:
taking over
• Hypernyms:
acquisition

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  taking over, ecological succession, sequence, chronological sequence, successiveness, chronological succession