Definition of succession

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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..

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Harmony :: Harmony (n.) A succession of chords according to the rules of progression and modulation.
Line :: Line (n.) A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; as, the ascending or descending line; the line of descent; the male line; a line of kings..
Clatter :: Clatter (v. i.) To make a rattling sound by striking hard bodies together; to make a succession of abrupt, rattling sounds..
Regular :: Regular (a.) Governed by rule or rules; steady or uniform in course, practice, or occurence; not subject to unexplained or irrational variation; returning at stated intervals; steadily pursued; orderlly; methodical; as, the regular succession of day and night; regular habits..
Variety :: Variety (n.) The quality or state of being various; intermixture or succession of different things; diversity; multifariousness.
Breakdown :: Breakdown (n.) A noisy, rapid, shuffling dance engaged in competitively by a number of persons or pairs in succession, as among the colored people of the Southern United States, and so called, perhaps, because the exercise is continued until most of those who take part in it break down..
Millionth :: Millionth (a.) Being the last one of a million of units or objects counted in regular order from the first of a series or succession; being one of a million.
Rapid :: Rapid (a.) Advancing with haste or speed; speedy in progression; in quick sequence; as, rapid growth; rapid improvement; rapid recurrence; rapid succession..
Map :: Map (n.) Anything which represents graphically a succession of events, states, or acts; as, an historical map..
Step :: Step (a.) To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession..
Consecutive :: Consecutive (a.) Following in a train; succeeding one another in a regular order; successive; uninterrupted in course or succession; with no interval or break; as, fifty consecutive years..
Round :: Round (n.) Rotation, as in office; succession..
Ordinal :: Ordinal (a.) Indicating order or succession; as, the ordinal numbers, first, second, third, etc..
Troll :: Troll (v. t.) To sing the parts of in succession, as of a round, a catch, and the like; also, to sing loudly or freely..
Devolve :: Devolve (v. i.) To pass by transmission or succession; to be handed over or down; -- generally with on or upon, sometimes with to or into; as, after the general fell, the command devolved upon (or on) the next officer in rank..
Seriality :: Seriality (n.) The quality or state of succession in a series; sequence.
Rattle :: Rattle (n.) A rapid succession of sharp, clattering sounds; as, the rattle of a drum..
Accretion :: Accretion (n.) Gain to an heir or legatee, failure of a coheir to the same succession, or a co-legatee of the same thing, to take his share..
Cycle :: Cycle (n.) An interval of time in which a certain succession of events or phenomena is completed, and then returns again and again, uniformly and continually in the same order; a periodical space of time marked by the recurrence of something peculiar; as, the cycle of the seasons, or of the year..
Legitimate :: Legitimate (a.) Accordant with law or with established legal forms and requirements; lawful; as, legitimate government; legitimate rights; the legitimate succession to the throne; a legitimate proceeding of an officer; a legitimate heir..
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