succession
/səkˈsɛʃ.ən/ noun C1- An act of following in sequence.
- A sequence of things in order.
- A passing of royal powers.
- A group of rocks or strata that succeed one another in chronological order.
- A race or series of descendants.
- Rotation, as of crops.
- A right to take possession.
- In Roman and Scots law, the taking of property by one person in place of another.
Plural successions
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I like babies in moderation, but twins three times in succession is _too much_.
It’s very trying to have a drunken husband, you see; and it must be very trying to have twins three times in succession, don’t you think?
SPRING had come once more to Green Gables--the beautiful capricious, reluctant Canadian spring, lingering along through April and May in a succession of sweet, fresh, chilly days, with pink sunsets and miracles of resurrection and growth.
If there had not been a Netherfield ball to prepare for and talk of, the younger Miss Bennets would have been in a pitiable state at this time; for, from the day of the invitation to the day of the ball, there was such a succession of rain as prevented their walking to Meryton once.
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