succession
succession Lexical Profile
succession Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A number of people or things of a similar kind following one after another in time or order.
"A rapid succession of rainy days delayed the harvest across the region."
The action, process, or right of inheriting a title, office, throne, or property.
"The board of directors met to finalize the executive succession plan before the CEO retired."
The gradual and directional process by which the structure of a biological community evolves over time within a given habitat.
"After the forest fire, ecologists documented the stages of secondary succession as pioneer plants returned."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'succession' (a sequence or the act of inheriting a position) with 'secession' (the formal withdrawal of a group or state from a political union).
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in Middle English via Old French from Latin 'successionem', a noun of action from 'succedere' ('to come close after' or 'follow'), formed from 'sub-' ('next to, after') and 'cedere' ('to go, move').