Dictionary Check: succession

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"succession" is a valid word!

Scrabble 14 points
Words with Friends 18 points

Definition

noun

a following of one thing after another in time

Example: "the doctor saw a sequence of patients"
Synonyms:
sequence chronological sequence successiveness chronological succession
noun

a group of people or things arranged or following in order

Example: "a succession of stalls offering soft drinks"
noun

the action of following in order

Example: "he played the trumps in sequence"
Synonyms:
sequence
noun

(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

Synonyms:
ecological succession
noun

acquisition of property by descent or by will

Synonyms:
taking over

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