succession
继承,继承人,继承权,继承性
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Definitions
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- : the coming of one person or thing after another in order, sequence, or in the course of events: many troubles in succession.
- : a number of persons or things following one another in order or sequence.
- : the right, act, or process, by which one person succeeds to the office, rank, estate, or the like, of another.
- : the order or line of those entitled to succeed one another.
- : the descent or transmission of a throne, dignity, estate, or the like.
- : Also called ecological succession. Ecology. the progressive replacement of one community by another until a climax community is established.
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Examples
The last week has seen a succession of US launch attempts canceled for issues primarily related to ground systems.
It’s the biggest test for American democracy — and for Kostyukov, whose two immediate predecessors died in quick succession amid rumors Vladimir Putin wasn’t happy.
Brazilian fashion retailer Dafiti has limped along through a succession of down rounds.
A succession of climate cases are now working their way through American courts.
This could continue to happen, opening us up to a succession of new, potentially lethal diseases.
The kerfuffle began with a £200 bet, followed by several smaller bets in quick succession.
When, in succession, he made Vertigo (1958), North by Northwest (1959), Psycho (1960), and The Birds (1963).
“I was at first on a cot, and then in a succession of accommodations,” he says.
Two 20th-century phenomena, occurring in quick succession, are the culprits.
TR reinvigorated the office after a succession of grey presidents with his unself-conscious energy, idealism and determination.
And then several hours at Liszt's, where one succession of concertos, fantasias, and all sorts of tremendous things are played.