succession

Definitions of succession
  1. noun
    the action of following in order
    synonyms: suite
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    type of:
    mise en ordre, ordre
    the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement
  2. noun
    a following of one thing after another in time
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    type of:
    ordre temporel
    arrangement of events in time
  3. noun
    a group of people or things arranged or following in order
    synonyms: suite
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    types:
    corso, parade
    an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things
    type of:
    série
    similar things placed in order or happening one after another
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