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suc·ces·sive

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–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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adj.

Following in uninterrupted order; consecutive: on three successive days.
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]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
successive [səkˈsesiv] adjective

following one after the other
Example: He won three successive matches.

Arabic:	مُتَعاقِب، مُتَتابِع
Chinese (Simplified):	连续的
Chinese (Traditional):	連續的
Czech:	následný
Danish:	på hinanden følgende
Dutch:	opeenvolgend
Estonian:	järjestikune
Finnish:	peräkkäinen
French:	successif
German:	aufeinanderfolgend
Greek:	διαδοχικός, αλλεπάλληλος
Hungarian:	egymást követő
Icelandic:	sem kemur í röð
Indonesian:	berturut-turut
Italian:	consecutivo

Japanese:	連続する
Korean:	잇따르는, 연속하는
Latvian:	trīs pēc kārtas
Lithuanian:	einantis iš eilės
Norwegian:	på rad, etterfølgende, i trekk
Polish:	kolejny
Portuguese (Brazil):	sucessivo
Portuguese (Portugal):	sucessivo
Romanian:	succesiv
Russian:	последовательный
Slovak:	následný, postupný
Slovenian:	zaporeden
Spanish:	sucesivo
Swedish:	på varandra följande
Turkish:	birbiri ardına

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

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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.

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