successions

Noun

succession (countable and uncountable, plural successions)

1. An act of following in sequence.
   • In 1958, it was reported that for "the fourth year in succession, staff of four South London stations have combined to decorate the booking hall at Peckham Rye station". They installed a nativity scene, models of Father Christmas, and a sleigh driven by huskies, and Christmas trees were placed...2023 December 27, David Turner, “Silent lines...”, in RAIL, number 999, page 29

   Synonyms:

   posteriority

2. A sequence of things in order.
   • Villa spent most of the second period probing from wide areas and had a succession of corners but despite their profligacy they will be glad to overturn the 6-0 hammering they suffered at St James' Park in August following former boss Martin O'Neill's departure2011 April 10, Alistair Magowan, “Aston Villa 1 - 0 Newcastle”, in BBC Sport

   Synonyms:

   sequence

3. A passing of royal powers.
4. A group of rocks or strata that succeed one another in chronological order.
5. A race or series of descendants.
6. Rotation, as of crops.

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