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Subsequent
CIDE DICTIONARY
Subsequent, a. [L. subsequens, -entis, p. pr. of subsequi to follow, succeed: cf. F. subséquent. See Sue to follow.].
- Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely; as, subsequent events; subsequent ages or years; a period long subsequent to the foundation of Rome. [1913 Webster]
- Following in order of place; succeeding; as, a subsequent clause in a treaty. Bacon. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Subsequent, adj. (usu. foll. by to) following a specified event etc. in time, esp. as a consequence.
Derivative
subsequently adv.
Etymology
ME f. OF subsequent or L subsequi (as SUB-, sequi follow)
THESAURUS
Subsequent
after, appendant, attendant, cadet, consecutive, consequent, consequential, ensuing, following, future, junior, later, lineal, next, posterior, postpositional, postpositive, proximate, puisne, resultant, resulting, sequacious, sequent, sequential, subsequent to, succeeding, successive, suffixed, youngerROGET THESAURUS
Subsequent
Sequence
N sequence, coming after, going after, consecution, succession, posteriority, continuation, order of succession, successiveness, paracme, secondariness, subordinancy, afterbirth, afterburden, placenta, secundines, succeeding, v, sequent, subsequent, consequent, sequacious, proximate, next, consecutive, alternate, amoebean, latter, posterior, after, subsequently, behind, sequence, coming after, (time), following pursuit, follower, attendant, satellite, shadow, dangler, train, subsequent, next, succeeding, following, behind, in the rear, in the train of, in the wake of, after, sequence, coming after, going after, consecution, succession, posteriority, continuation, order of succession, successiveness, paracme, secondariness, subordinancy, afterbirth, afterburden, placenta, secundines, succeeding, v, sequent, subsequent, consequent, sequacious, proximate, next, consecutive, alternate, amoebean, latter, posterior, after, subsequently, behind, sequence, coming after, (time), following pursuit, follower, attendant, satellite, shadow, dangler, train, subsequent, next, succeeding, following, behind, in the rear, in the train of, in the wake of, after.Posteriority
N posteriority, succession, sequence, following, subsequence, supervention, futurity, successor, sequel, remainder, reversion, subsequent, posterior, following, after, later, succeeding, postliminious, postnate, postdiluvial, postdiluvian, puisne, posthumous, future, afterdinner, postprandial, subsequently, after, afterwards, since, later, at a subsequent, at a later period, at a later date, next, in the sequel, close upon, thereafter, thereupon, upon which, eftsoons, from that time, from that moment, after a while, after a time, in process of time.For further exploring for "Subsequent" in Webster Dictionary Online