succession Definition

succession
noun

1a. A series of people or things that come, happen, etc one after the other;

Thesaurus: sequence, series, chain, line.
1b. The process or an instance of this.
2a. The right or order by which one person or thing succeeds another;

Thesaurus: continuation, progression, inheritance, lineage, accession.
2b. The process or act of doing this.
3. ecol.
The process in which types of plant or animal communities sequentially replace one another until a stable climax community becomes established.

Derivative: successional
adj

Derivative: successionally
adverb

Derivative: successionless
adj

Idiom: in succession

One after the other.

Idiom: in quick succession

Quickly one after the other.