successive
Pronunciation: /səkˈsɛsɪv/
The English word “successive” has 3 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Coming one after the other in a series.
- Of, or relating to a succession; hereditary.
- Of or relating to the grammatical aspect which presupposes the completion of a secondary action as a premise for the primary action of the statement.
Etymology
From Latin succedere (“to succeed in”).
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More English words
- successionistic
- successionless
- successionlessness
- successism
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- successivity
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