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con|sec|u|tive
con|sec|u|tive «kuhn SEHK yuh tihv», adjective.
1. following one right after another; successive: »

Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday are consecutive days of the week. Four consecutive home runs in one game is a major-league record.

 SYNONYM(S): See syn. under successive. (Cf. ↑successive)
2. made up of parts that follow each other in logical order: »

From all the reports, he put together a consecutive account of the accident.

3. Grammar. expressing consequence or result: »

a consecutive clause.

4. Music. having to do with the immediate succession of intervals of the same kind: »

consecutive thirds, fifths, or octaves.

╂[< Middle French consécutif, learned borrowing from Medieval Latin consecutivus < Latin consecūtus following closely, past participle of consequī < com- (intensive) + sequī follow]
–con|sec´u|tive|ly, adverb.
–con|sec´u|tive|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • con|sec´u|tive|ly — con|sec|u|tive «kuhn SEHK yuh tihv», adjective. 1. following one right after another; successive: »Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday are consecutive days of the week. Four consecutive home runs in one game is a major league record. SYNONYM(S): See… …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|sec´u|tive|ness — con|sec|u|tive «kuhn SEHK yuh tihv», adjective. 1. following one right after another; successive: »Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday are consecutive days of the week. Four consecutive home runs in one game is a major league record. SYNONYM(S): See… …   Useful english dictionary

  • in´con|sec´u|tive|ness — in|con|sec|u|tive «IHN kuhn SEHK yuh tihv», adjective. not consecutive; disconnected: »His argument is altogether lame and inconsecutive (G. S. Faber). –in´con|sec´u|tive|ly, adverb. –in´con|sec´u|tive|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • in´con|sec´u|tive|ly — in|con|sec|u|tive «IHN kuhn SEHK yuh tihv», adjective. not consecutive; disconnected: »His argument is altogether lame and inconsecutive (G. S. Faber). –in´con|sec´u|tive|ly, adverb. –in´con|sec´u|tive|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • in|con|sec|u|tive — «IHN kuhn SEHK yuh tihv», adjective. not consecutive; disconnected: »His argument is altogether lame and inconsecutive (G. S. Faber). –in´con|sec´u|tive|ly, adverb. –in´con|sec´u|tive|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • con·sec·u·tive — …   Useful english dictionary

  • con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… …   English syllables

  • sec — sec·a·lin; sec·a·lose; sec·a·mo·ne; sec; sec·a·teur; Sec·co·tine; sec·o·barbital; sec·odont; Sec·o·nal; sec·ond·ar·i·ly; sec·ond·ar·i·ness; sec·ond hand·ed·ness; sec·ond·ly; sec·ond·ness; sec·re·taire; sec·re·tar·i·al; sec·re·tar·i·at;… …   English syllables

  • tive — ab·duc·tive; ab·duc·tive·ly; ab·er·ra·tive; ab·re·ac·tive; ab·sorp·tive; ab·strac·tive; ac·cel·er·a·tive; ac·com·mo·da·tive; ac·cre·tive; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·quis·i·tive; ac·quis·i·tive·ness; adapt·a·tive; ad·duc·tive;… …   English syllables

  • consecutive — con·sec·u·tive …   English syllables

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