01 a. Following in order or in uninterrupted course; coming after without interruption or interval; following one after another in a line or seri…
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Following in order or in uninterrupted course; coming after without interruption or interval; following one after another in a line or series; consecutive; as, the successive revolution of years; the successive kings of Egypt; successive strokes of a hammer.“Send the successive ills through ages down.” — Prior.
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Having or giving the right of succeeding to an inheritance; inherited by succession; hereditary; as, a successive title; a successive empire.[Obs.]