noun (n)

• a following of one thing after another in time(noun.attribute)

  Synonym:
  chronological sequence, chronological succession, sequence, successiveness
  

  source: wordnet30
• a group of people or things arranged or following in order(noun.group)

  Example:
  A succession of stalls offering soft drinks.
  A succession of failures.
  

  source: wordnet30
• the action of following in order(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  sequence
  

  source: wordnet30
• (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(noun.process)

  Synonym:
  ecological succession
  

  source: wordnet30
• acquisition of property by descent or by will(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  taking over
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act of succeeding, or following after; a following of things in order of time or place, or a series of things so following; sequence; as, a succession of good crops; a succession of disasters.(noun)

  source: webster1913