nnoun.attributea following of one thing after another in timeSynset:chronological sequence chronological succession sequence successiveness
Examples:- the doctor saw a sequence of patients
Derivationally Related Form:sequencesequentialsuccessivesucceed
Hypernyms:temporal arrangement temporal order
Inherited Hypernyms:sequencetemporal arrangementtemporal propertypropertyattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:peltingrainrotationrowrun
Full Hyponyms:rainrotationrowrun
nnoun.groupa group of people or things arranged or following in orderExamples:- a succession of stalls offering soft drinks
- a succession of failures
Hypernyms:series
Inherited Hypernyms:successionseriesorderingarrangementgroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:cascadeparaderunstreak
Full Hyponyms:cascadelosing streakparadestreakwinning streak
nnoun.actthe action of following in orderSynset:sequence
Examples:- he played the trumps in sequence
Derivationally Related Form:sequencesequentialsucceed
Hypernyms:order ordering
Inherited Hypernyms:successionorderorganizationactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:alternationchess openingopening
Full Hyponyms:alternationopening
nnoun.process(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 establishedTopic:bionomicsecologyenvironmental science
Synset:ecological succession
Hypernyms:action activity natural action natural process
Inherited Hypernyms:successionnatural processprocessphysical entityentity
nnoun.actacquisition of property by descent or by willSynset:taking over
Hypernyms:acquisition
Inherited Hypernyms:successionacquisitionacquiringacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity