a following of one thing after another in time; the doctor saw a sequence of patients

[ Syn: sequence , chronological sequence , successiveness , chronological succession ]

a group of people or things arranged or following in order; a succession of stalls offering soft drinks; a succession of failures'

the action of following in order; he played the trumps in sequence

[ Syn: sequence ]

(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

[ Syn: ecological succession ]

acquisition of property by descent or by will

[ Syn: taking over ]