succession.

1. A sequence in which people or things follow one another.

2. The transfer of an office, title, property, or authority to a successor.

3. The gradual replacement of biological communities in an area.

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Words that belong together

• rapid succession
• succession of events

On the page

A succession of short-lived governments weakened public confidence.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Countable or uncountable by context; countable singular succession; plural successions. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, explanation. Commonness: moderately common.