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(noun) acquisition of property by descent or by will |
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Synonyms: taking over |
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Related Words: acquisition |
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(noun) the action of following in order: "he played the trumps in sequence" |
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Synonyms: sequence |
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Related Words: alternation, order, ordering |
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(noun) a group of people or things arranged or following in order: "a succession of stalls offering soft drinks" |
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Related Words: parade, run, series, streak |
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(noun) (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 |
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Synonyms: ecological succession |
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Related Words: action, activity, natural action, natural process |
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(noun) a following of one thing after another in time; "the doctor saw a sequence of patients" |
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Synonyms: chronological sequence, chronological succession, sequence, successiveness |
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Related Words: pelting, rain, row, temporal arrangement, temporal order |
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