succession

noun

acquisition of property by descent or by will

(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

the action of following in order

a group of people or things arranged or following in order

a following of one thing after another in time

Roots

subsuc- · Latin · under, below cedo-cess · Latin · go, yield

Synonyms for succession

successivenessn sequencen consecutionn successivelyadv continuityn consecutivenessn primogenituren heirsn consecutivelyadv seriesn heirshipn ultimogeniture

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The word succession breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: suc-, from Latin sub (“under, below”); and -cess, from Latin cedo (“go, yield”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.