| anaphora |
the repeating of a word or phrase at the beginnings of several successive sentences, paragraphs, or the like. |
| century |
one of successive periods of one hundred years, usu. counted before or after the birth of Jesus Christ. [1/2 definitions] |
| couplet |
two successive lines of poetry that usu. rhyme and have the same meter, and often form a single unit of meaning. |
| day |
the period between sunrise and sunset or between two successive nights. [2/5 definitions] |
| deuce1 |
in tennis and other racket sports, a tie score that requires either side to win two successive points in order to win the game. [1/2 definitions] |
| distich |
two successive lines of verse, usu. forming a self-contained statement; couplet. |
| exogenous |
in botany, of or pertaining to a process of growing in diameter by addition of successive layers under the bark; cambial. [1/2 definitions] |
| graduated |
arranged in successive stages. [1/2 definitions] |
| heirloom |
an object passed down to successive generations of a family. |
| heterogamous |
characterized by alternating sexual and asexual reproduction in successive generations. [1/3 definitions] |
| hierarchy |
a group of ecclesiastical officials in successive rank. [1/4 definitions] |
| increment |
one of several successive increases or movements forward. [1/3 definitions] |
| installment1 |
one of the successive parts in which something is paid, written, or supplied at regular intervals. |
| metamorphosis |
the developmental changes in living organisms, such as the successive stages from caterpillar to butterfly or from tadpole to frog. [1/3 definitions] |
| miniseries |
a dramatic television production that is presented in installments, usu. on successive nights. |
| multistage |
operating in successive stages, as a rocket or missile. |
| rotation of crops |
a system planting different crops in a fixed, repeated order in the same field so that each successive crop restores soil nutrients that were absorbed by the previous one. |
| scale3 |
a series of successive steps or degrees. [1/10 definitions] |
| stream |
a continuous or successive flow of anything. [1/10 definitions] |
| week |
a unit of time equal to seven successive days, usu. beginning Sunday and ending Saturday. [2/3 definitions] |