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Dictionary: suc·ces·sive   (sək-sĕs'ĭv) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Following in uninterrupted order; consecutive: on three successive days.
  2. Of, characterized by, or involving succession: the government successive to the fallen monarchy.
successively suc·ces'sive·ly adv.
successiveness suc·ces'sive·ness n.

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adjective

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

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: in regular succession without gaps
  Synonyms: consecutive, sequent, sequential, serial


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Common misspelling(s) of successive

  • sucessive
  • succesive

Translations: Successive
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - i træk, successiv, efter hinanden

Nederlands (Dutch)
successief, (opeen) volgend

Français (French)
adj. - successif, consécutif

Deutsch (German)
adj. - aufeinanderfolgend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αλληλοδιάδοχος, αλλεπάλληλος, διαδοχικός

Italiano (Italian)
successivo, seguente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - sucessivo

Русский (Russian)
последующий, следующий один за другим

Español (Spanish)
adj. - sucesivo, seguido

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - på varande följande, successiv, i följd, i rad

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
连续的, 相继的, 接替的, 后继的, 依次的, 继承的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 連續的, 相繼的, 接替的, 後繼的, 依次的, 繼承的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 연속하는, 계속적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 連続する, 継続的な, 次の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متتابع , متعاقب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮זה אחר זה, רצופים‬


 
 
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