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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
suc·ces·sive       [suhk-ses-iv] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.following in order or in uninterrupted sequence; consecutive: three successive days.
2.following another in a regular sequence: the second successive day.
3.characterized by or involving succession.
[Origin: 1400–50; late ME < ML successīvus, equiv. to success(us), ptp. of succédere to succeed + -īvus -ive]

—Related forms
suc·ces·sive·ly, adverb
suc·ces·sive·ness, noun
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suc·ces·sive       (sək-sěs'ĭv)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Following in uninterrupted order; consecutive: on three successive days.
  2. Of, characterized by, or involving succession: the government successive to the fallen monarchy.

suc·ces'sive·ly adv., suc·ces'sive·ness n.
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successive

adjective
in regular succession without gaps; "serial concerts" [syn: consecutive] 

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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: suc·ces·sive
Pronunciation: s&k-'se-siv
Function: adjective
1 a : of or relating to succession <successive rights> b : created by succession
2 : following in order : following each other without interruption <successive bankruptcy filings>
3 : of, relating to, or being a petition for habeas corpus that raises a claim already adjudicated —suc·ces·sive·ly adverb —suc·ces·sive·ness noun

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

Successive

Suc*ces"sive\, a. [Cf. F. successif. See Succeed.]

1. Following in order or in uninterrupted course; coming after without interruption or interval; following one after another in a line or series; consecutive; as, the successive revolution of years; the successive kings of Egypt; successive strokes of a hammer.

Send the successive ills through ages down. --Prior.

2. Having or giving the right of succeeding to an inheritance; inherited by succession; hereditary; as, a successive title; a successive empire. [Obs.] --Shak.

Successive induction. (Math.) See Induction, 5.

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