succession as a noun: 1 2 3 4 5
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succession noun
1 succession A following of one thing after another in time.
synonyms: chronological sequence , chronological succession , sequence , successiveness .
Roget 783 :transfer ,
conveyance ,
assignment ,
alienation ,
abalienation † ;
demise ,
limitation ;
conveyancing † ;
transmission
etc.
(transference)
270 enfeoffment † ,
bargain and sale ,
lease and release ;
exchange
etc.
(interchange)
148 barter
etc.
794 substitution
etc.
147 succession ,
reversion ;
shifting use ,
shifting trust ;
devolution .
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Roget 117 :posteriority ;
succession ,
sequence ;
following
etc.
281 subsequence ,
supervention ;
futurity
etc.
121 successor ;
sequel
etc.
65 remainder ,
reversion .
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Roget 104 :repetition ,
iteration ,
reiteration ,
harping ,
recurrence ,
succession ,
run ;
battology ,
tautology ;
monotony ,
tautophony ;
rhythm
etc.
138
diffuseness ,
pleonasm ,
redundancy .
chimes ,
repetend ,
echo ,
ritornello † ,
burden of a song ,
refrain ;
rehearsal ;
rechauffe [Fr.] ,
rifacimento [It] ,
recapitulation .
cuckoo
etc.
(imitation)
19 reverberation
etc.
408 drumming
etc.
(roll)
407 renewal
etc.
(restoration)
660 twice-told tale ;
old story ,
old song ;
second edition ,
new edition ;
reappearance ,
reproduction ,
recursion [Comp.] ;
periodicity
etc.
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Roget 63 :sequence ,
coming after ;
going after
etc.
(following)
281 consecution ,
succession ;
posteriority
etc.
117 continuation ;
order of succession ;
successiveness ;
paracme † .
secondariness † ;
subordinancy
etc.
(inferiority)
34 afterbirth ,
afterburden † ;
placenta ,
secundines [Med.] .
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Roget 69 :continuity ;
consecution ,
consecutiveness
etc.
adj.;
succession ,
round ,
suite ,
progression ,
series ,
train chain ;
catenation ,
concatenation ;
scale ;
gradation ,
course ;
ceaselessness ,
constant flow ,
unbroken extent .
procession ,
column ;
retinue ,
cortege ,
cavalcade ,
rank and file ,
line of battle ,
array .
pedigree ,
genealogy ,
lineage ,
race ;
ancestry ,
descent ,
family ,
house ;
line ,
line of ancestors ;
strain .
rank ,
file ,
line ,
row ,
range ,
tier ,
string ,
thread ,
team ;
suit ;
colonnade .
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Dutch: aaneenschakeling, aaneensluiting, opeenvolging Polish: pasmo, ciąg
2 succession A group of people or things arranged or following in order.
Dutch: troonswisseling, opeenvolging
3 succession The action of following in order.
synonym: sequence .
4 succession 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.
synonym: ecological succession .
Polish: sukcesja
5 succession Acquisition of property by descent or by will.
synonym: taking over .
Polish: sukcesja
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