consecutive
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con·sec·u·tive
(kən-sĕk'yə-tĭv) 
adj.
consecutiveness con·sec'u·tive·ness n.
adj.
- Following one after another without interruption; successive: was absent on three consecutive days; won five consecutive games on the road.
- Marked by logical sequence.
- 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.
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consecutive
adjective
- Following one after another in an orderly pattern: sequent, sequential, serial, subsequent, successional, successive. See precede/follow, time.
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consecutive
adj
Definition: in sequence
Antonyms: broken, discontinuous, infrequent, intermittent, interrupted, nonconsecutive
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consecutively
IN BRIEF: To occur one after another.
The children left the classroom consecutively.
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categories related to 'consecutive'
- Relative Positions - consecutive: (adj) following one another in unbroken order
- Order, Hierarchy, and Systems - consecutive: (adj) in order
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Consecutive
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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