consecutive English · revision 7235

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1611|origins=la consequor}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /kənˈsɛkjʊtɪv/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|fr|consécutif]], consécutive,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from [[la-med|consecutivus]], from consecut-, the past participle stem of [[m|la|consequor|alt=cōnsequī|t=to follow closely]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) from [[m|la|com-|t=with, together]] and [[m|la|sequor|alt=sequī|t=to follow]] (see [[sequel]]).^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Following continuously, each after the one before: 1611, in Cotgrave's French-English dictionary.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989) Etymonline dates it to the 1610s.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Following as a consequence is from 1647 and obsolete.^(OED 1989) Consisting of elements in order is from 1755.^(OED 1989) In music, consecutive fifths and octaves are from 1819,^(OED 1989) and in grammar, expressing a consequence or result, from 1871.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1611 – following in succession.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1647 – following as a result (obsolete).^(OED 1989)

+ * 1819 – in music.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1871 – in grammar.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Following one after another without interruption: ''three consecutive wins''.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # ''(grammar)'' Expressing consequence or result.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[consecutively]]

+ * [[consecutiveness]]

+ * [[inconsecutive]]

+ * [[nonconsecutive]]

+ * [[unconsecutive]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[consequence]]

+ * [[consequent]]

+ * [[sequel]]

+ * [[sequence]]

+ * [[execute]]

+ * [[second]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}