Definition of successions Successions

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What does successions mean?

Wiktionary

successions (Noun)
Plural of succession.

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successions, noun, plural of succession.

WordNet

Noun Plural: successions
succession - the action of following in order; "he played the trumps in sequence"
		sequence
		ordering, order logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation"
		chess opening, opening the act of opening something; "the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door"
succession - a group of people or things arranged or following in order; "a succession of stalls offering soft drinks"; "a succession of failures"
		series (mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions
		cascade a succession of stages or operations or processes or units; "progressing in severity as though a cascade of genetic damage was occurring"; "separation of isotopes by a cascade of processes"
		parade a visible display; "she made a parade of her sorrows"
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
		ecological succession
		natural action, natural process, activity, action a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"
succession - acquisition of property by descent or by will
		taking over
succession - a following of one thing after another in time; "the doctor saw a sequence of patients"
		sequence, chronological sequence, successiveness, chronological succession
		temporal arrangement, temporal order arrangement of events in time
		pelting, rain anything happening rapidly or in quick successive; "a rain of bullets"; "a pelting of insults"
		rotation the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"
		row a continuous chronological succession without an interruption; "they won the championship three years in a row"

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Wiktionary

succession (Noun)
An act of following in sequence.
succession (Noun)
A sequence of things in order.
succession (Noun)
A passing of royal powers.
succession (Noun)
A group of rocks or strata that succeed one another in chronological order.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

succession (n.)
The act of succeeding, or following after; a following of things in order of time or place, or a series of things so following; sequence; as, a succession of good crops; a succession of disasters.
succession (n.)
A series of persons or things according to some established rule of precedence; as, a succession of kings, or of bishops; a succession of events in chronology.
succession (n.)
An order or series of descendants; lineage; race; descent.
succession (n.)
The power or right of succeeding to the station or title of a father or other predecessor; the right to enter upon the office, rank, position, etc., held ny another; also, the entrance into the office, station, or rank of a predecessor; specifically, the succeeding, or right of succeeding, to a throne.
succession (n.)
The right to enter upon the possession of the property of an ancestor, or one near of kin, or one preceding in an established order.
succession (n.)
The person succeeding to rank or office; a successor or heir.