Definition of succession

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Succession (n.) A series of persons or things according to some established rule of precedence; as, a succession of kings, or of bishops; a succession of events in chronology..

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Behind :: Behind (adv.) Backward in time or order of succession; past.
Stream :: Stream (n.) Anything issuing or moving with continued succession of parts; as, a stream of words; a stream of sand..
King :: King (n.) A chief ruler; a sovereign; one invested with supreme authority over a nation, country, or tribe, usually by hereditary succession; a monarch; a prince..
Series :: Series (n.) A number of things or events standing or succeeding in order, and connected by a like relation; sequence; order; course; a succession of things; as, a continuous series of calamitous events..
Course :: Course (n.) A series of motions or acts arranged in order; a succession of acts or practices connectedly followed; as, a course of medicine; a course of lectures on chemistry..
Rhythm :: Rhythm (n.) A division of lines into short portions by a regular succession of arses and theses, or percussions and remissions of voice on words or syllables..
Pitapat :: Pitapat (adv.) In a flutter; with palpitation or quick succession of beats.
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..
Clack :: Clack (v. t.) A sharp, abrupt noise, or succession of noises, made by striking an object..
Practice :: Practice (n.) Frequently repeated or customary action; habitual performance; a succession of acts of a similar kind; usage; habit; custom; as, the practice of rising early; the practice of making regular entries of accounts; the practice of daily exercise..
Click :: Click (v. i.) To make a slight, sharp noise (or a succession of such noises), as by gentle striking; to tick..
Retrograde :: Retrograde (a.) Apparently moving backward, and contrary to the succession of the signs, that is, from east to west, as a planet..
Scale :: Scale (n.) Gradation; succession of ascending and descending steps and degrees; progressive series; scheme of comparative rank or order; as, a scale of being..
Alternately :: Alternately (adv.) In reciprocal succession; succeeding by turns; in alternate order.
Successional :: Succession (n.) The person succeeding to rank or office; a successor or heir.
Rustle :: Rustle (n.) A quick succession or confusion of small sounds, like those made by shaking leaves or straw, by rubbing silk, or the like; a rustling..
Shamble :: Shamble (n.) One of a succession of niches or platforms, one above another, to hold ore which is thrown successively from platform to platform, and thus raised to a higher level..
Rhythm :: Rhythm (n.) In the widest sense, a dividing into short portions by a regular succession of motions, impulses, sounds, accents, etc., producing an agreeable effect, as in music poetry, the dance, or the like..
Seasonless :: Seasonless (a.) Without succession of the seasons.
Seriate :: Seriate (a.) Arranged in a series or succession; pertaining to a series.
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