adj.

1. Following one after another without interruption; successive: was absent on three consecutive days; won five consecutive games on the road.
2. Marked by logical sequence.
3. Grammar. Expressing consequence or result: a consecutive clause.

[French consécutif, from Old French, from Medieval Latin cōnsecūtīvus, from cōnsecūtus, past participle of Latin cōnsequī, to follow closely. See consequent.]

consecutively con·sec'u·tive·ly adv.
consecutiveness con·sec'u·tive·ness n.

adjective

Following one after another in an orderly pattern: sequent, sequential, serial, subsequent, successional, successive. See precede/follow, time.

adj

Definition: in sequence
Antonyms: broken, discontinuous, infrequent, intermittent, interrupted, nonconsecutive

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IN BRIEF: Coming one after another, in a regular order.

Cal Ripken Jr. holds the record for playing in the most consecutive baseball games.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fortløbende, i træk, sammenhængende, følge-

Nederlands (Dutch)
achtereenvolgend, gevolgaanduidend (taalkunde)

Français (French)
adj. - consécutif

Deutsch (German)
adj. - aufeinanderfolgend, fortlaufend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αλλεπάλληλος, διαδοχικός

Italiano (Italian)
consecutivo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - consecutivo

Русский (Russian)
последовательный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - consecutivo, sucesivo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - på varandra följande, fortlöpande, logisk, konsekutiv (gram.)

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
连续的, 始终一贯的, 联贯的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 連續的, 始終一貫的, 聯貫的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 연속적인, 시종일관된

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 連続的な, 論理が一貫した, 結果を表わす, 平行の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متتالي, متعاقب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רציף, עוקב, רצוף‬

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