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Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ of things or events is a number of them that come one after the other.
...a ~ of meetings with students and political leaders.
...a ~ of explosions.
= succession
N-COUNT: usu sing: oft N of n
2.
A radio or television ~ is a set of programmes of a particular kind which have the same title.
...the TV ~ ‘The Trials of Life’ presented by David Attenborough.
N-COUNT: usu sing