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consecution
CIDE DICTIONARY
consecution, n. [L. consecutio. See Consequent.].
- A following, or sequel; actual or logical dependence. Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster]
- A succession or series of any kind. Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
consecution, n.
1 logical sequence (in argument or reasoning).
2 sequence, succession (of events etc.).
1 logical sequence (in argument or reasoning).
2 sequence, succession (of events etc.).
Etymology
L consecutio f. consequi consecut- overtake (as com-, sequi pursue)
ROGET THESAURUS
consecution
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.Continuity
N continuity, consecution, consecutiveness, succession, round, suite, progression, series, train chain, catenation, concatenation, scale, gradation, course, ceaselessness, constant flow, unbroken extent, procession, column, retinue, cortege, cavalcade, rank and file, line of battle, array, pedigree, genealogy, lineage, race, ancestry, descent, family, house, line, line of ancestors, strain, rank, file, line, row, range, tier, string, thread, team, suit, colonnade, continuous, continued, consecutive, progressive, gradual, serial, successive, immediate, unbroken, entire, linear, in a line, in a row, uninterrupted, unintermitting, unremitting, unrelenting (perseverence), perennial, evergreen, constant, continuously, seriatim, in a line, in succession, in turn, running, gradually, step by step, gradatim, at a stretch, in file, in column, in single file, in Indian file.For further exploring for "consecution" in Webster Dictionary Online