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consecutive

Syllabification: (con·sec·u·tive)
Pronunciation: /kənˈsekyətiv/

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Definition of consecutive

adjective

  • following continuously:five consecutive months of serious decline
  • in unbroken or logical sequence.
  • Grammar expressing consequence or result:a consecutive clause
  • Music denoting intervals of the same kind (especially fifths or octaves) occurring in succession between two parts or voices.

Derivatives

consecutively

adverb

consecutiveness

noun

Origin:

early 17th century: from French consécutif, -ive, from medieval Latin consecutivus, from Latin consecut- 'followed closely', from the verb consequi

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