consecutive
Pronunciation: /kənˈsɛkjʊtɪv/
The English word “consecutive” has 5 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Following, in succession, without interruption.
- Having some logical sequence.
noun
- A sequence of notes or chords that results from repeated shifts in pitch of the same interval.
- A linguistic form that implies or describes an event that follows temporally from another.
- Consecutive interpretation.
Etymology
From French consécutif, from Medieval Latin cōnsecūtīvus, from Latin cōnsecūtus (“followed up”), from Latin cōnsequor (“to travel”).
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