consecution

 [kon-si-kyoo-shuhn]  

con·se·cu·tion

   [kon-si-kyoo-shuhn]
noun
1.
succession; sequence.
2.
logical sequence; chain of reasoning.
Origin:
1525–35; < Latin consecūtiōn- (stem of consecūtiō), equivalent to con- con- + secūt(us), past participle of sequī to follow + -iōn- -ion
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consecution (ˌkɒnsɪˈkjuːʃən)
 
—n
1.  a sequence or succession of events or things
2.  a logical sequence of deductions; inference
 
[C16: from Latin consecūtiō, from consequī to follow up, pursue]

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