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consequential

Syllabification: (con·se·quen·tial)
Pronunciation: /ˌkänsəˈkwenCHəl/

Definition of consequential

adjective

  • 1following as a result or effect:a loss of confidence and a consequential withdrawal of funds
  • Law resulting from an act, but not immediately and directly:consequential damages
  • 2important; significant:perhaps the most consequential discovery of the eighteenth century

Derivatives

consequentiality

Pronunciation: /ˌkänsəˌkwenCHēˈalitē/

noun

consequentially

adverb

Origin:

early 17th century: from Latin consequentia (see consequence) + -al

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