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Succession

noun
/səkˈsɛʃ.ən/
Word Frequency: 12.6

Definitions

1.nounAn act of following in sequence.
2.nounA sequence of things in order.
3.nounA passing of royal powers.
4.nounA group of rocks or strata that succeed one another in chronological order.
5.nounA race or series of descendants.
6.nounRotation, as of crops.
7.nounA right to take possession.
8.nounIn Roman and Scots law, the taking of property by one person in place of another.
9.nounThe person who succeeds to rank or office; a successor or heir.

Synonyms

successivenesssequencechronological sequencechronological successionecological successiontaking oversucceedsuccessiveconsequencepredecessorresultsuccessor

Rhymes With

expressiondiscretionoppressionobsessionconcessionimpressionfacial expressionprogression
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