Synonyms for Succession (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 ((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):
ecological succession
WordNet sense 2 (a following of one thing after another in time):
sequence, successiveness, chronological sequence, chronological succession
WordNet sense 3 (acquisition of property by descent or by will):
taking over
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