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1. (noun) sequence, chronological sequence, succession, successiveness, chronological succession
a following of one thing after another in time
"the doctor saw a sequence of patients"

2. (noun) succession
a group of people or things arranged or following in order
"a succession of stalls offering soft drinks"; "a succession of failures"

3. (noun) succession, sequence
the action of following in order
"he played the trumps in sequence"

4. (noun) succession, ecological succession
(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

5. (noun) succession, taking over
acquisition of property by descent or by will

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