1. (

• sequence ,
• chronological_sequence ,
• succession ,
• successiveness ,
• chronological_succession

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

2. (

• succession

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

3. (

• succession ,
• sequence

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

4. (

• 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. (

• succession ,
• taking_over

) acquisition of property by descent or by will ;