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commonly, customarily, frequently, generally, naturally, normally, often,

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con⋅sist⋅ent

[kuh

n-sis-tuh

nt]

–adjective

1.	agreeing or accordant; compatible; not self-contradictory: His views and actions are consistent.

2.	constantly adhering to the same principles, course, form, etc.: a consistent opponent.

3.	holding firmly together; cohering.

4.	Archaic. fixed; firm.

Origin:
1565–75; < L consistent- (s. of consistēns, prp. of consistere). See consist, -ent

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Language Translation for : Consistently

Spanish:

consistentemente,

German:

durchweg,

Japanese:

一貫して

con·sis·tent (kən-sĭs'tənt) Pronunciation Key
adj.

In agreement; compatible: The testimony was consistent with the known facts.
Being in agreement with itself; coherent and uniform: a consistent pattern of behavior.
Reliable; steady: demonstrated a consistent ability to impress the critics.
Mathematics Having at least one common solution, as of two or more equations or inequalities.
Holding true as a group; not contradictory: a consistent set of statements.

[Latin cōnsistēns, cōnsistent-, present participle of cōnsistere, to stand still; see consist.]
con·sis'tent·ly adv.

consistently
adverb
in a systematic or consistent manner; "they systematically excluded women" [syn: systematically] [ant: unsystematically, inconsistently]

Consistently

Con*sist"ent*ly\, adv. In a consistent manner.

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