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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
con·sec·u·tive       [kuhn-sek-yuh-tiv] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.following one another in uninterrupted succession or order; successive: six consecutive numbers, such as 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
2.marked by logical sequence.
3.Grammar. expressing consequence or result: a consecutive clause.
[Origin: 1605–15; consecut(ion) + -ive]

—Related forms
con·sec·u·tive·ly, adverb
con·sec·u·tive·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. continuous.
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con·sec·u·tive       (kən-sěk'yə-tĭv)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Following one after another without interruption; successive: was absent on three consecutive days; won five consecutive games on the road.
  2. Marked by logical sequence.
  3. 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.]

con·sec'u·tive·ly adv., con·sec'u·tive·ness n.
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
consecutive 
1611, from Fr. consécutif (fem. consécutive), from M.Fr., from M.L. consecutivus, from L. consecutus "following closely," pp. of consequi (see consequence).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
consecutive

adjective
1. one after the other; "back-to-back home runs" [syn: back-to-back] 
2. in regular succession without gaps; "serial concerts" 
3. successive (without a break); "sick for five straight days" [syn: straight] 

adverb
1. in a consecutive manner; "we numbered the papers consecutively" 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: con·sec·u·tive
Function: adjective
: following one after the other in order —con·sec·u·tive·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Consecutive

Con*sec"u*tive\, a. [Cf. F. cons['e]cutif. See Consequent.]

1. Following in a train; succeeding one another in a regular order; successive; uninterrupted in course or succession; with no interval or break; as, fifty consecutive years.

2. Following as a consequence or result; actually or logically dependent; consequential; succeeding.

The actions of a man consecutive to volition. --Locke.

3. (Mus.) Having similarity of sequence; -- said of certain parallel progressions of two parts in a piece of harmony; as, consecutive fifths, or consecutive octaves, which are forbidden.

Consecutive chords (Mus.), chords of the same kind succeeding one another without interruption.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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