succession
— Noun
– English
~ acquisition of property by descent or by will
succession
— Noun
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~ (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
succession
— Noun
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~ a following of one thing after another in time; "the doctor saw a sequence of patients"
succession
— Noun
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~ a group of people or things arranged or following in order; "a succession of stalls offering soft drinks"; "a succession of failures"
succession
— Noun
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~ the action of following in order; "he played the trumps in sequence"
successive
— Adjective
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~ in regular succession without gaps; "serial concerts"
successively
— Adverb
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~ in proper order or sequence; "talked to each child in turn"; "the stable became in turn a chapel and then a movie theater"
successiveness
— Noun
– English
~ a following of one thing after another in time; "the doctor saw a sequence of patients"
successor
— Noun
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~ a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone
successor
— Noun
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~ a person who follows next in order; "he was President Lincoln's successor"
successor
— Noun
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~ a person who inherits some title or office
succinct
— Adjective
– English
~ briefly giving the gist of something; "a short and compendious book"; "a compact style is brief and pithy"; "succinct comparisons"; "a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject"
succinctly
— Adverb
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~ with concise and precise brevity; to the point; "Please state your case as succinctly as possible"; "he wrote compactly but clearly"
succinctness
— Noun
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~ terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words
succinic acid
— Noun
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~ a dicarboxylic acid (C4H6O4) active in metabolic processes
succinic
— Adjective
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~ of or relating to or obtained from amber
succinylcholine
— Noun
– English
~ a muscle relaxant for striated muscle that is used as an adjunct to anesthesia during certain surgical procedures
succor
— Noun
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~ assistance in time of difficulty; "the contributions provided some relief for the victims"
succor
— Verb
– English
~ help in a difficult situation
succorer
— Noun
– English
~ someone who gives help in times of need or distress or difficulty