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subsequent

[suhb-si-kwuhnt] Origin

sub·se·quent

[suhb-si-kwuhnt]
adjective
1.
occurring or coming later or after (often followed by to): subsequent events; Subsequent to their arrival in Chicago, they bought a new car.
2.
following in order or succession; succeeding: a subsequent section in a treaty.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English < Latin subsequent- (stem of subsequēns), present participle of subsequī to follow close behind, equivalent to sub- sub- + sequ(ī) to follow + -ent- -ent

sub·se·quent·ly, adverb

consequent, subsequent.
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Subsequent is an LSAT word you need to know.
So is biconditional. Does it mean:
logically connected and consistent
a proposition asserting that the existence or occurrence of one thing is dependent on the existence of another, as ?A if and only if B?
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subsequent (ˈsʌbsɪkwənt)
 
adj
occurring after; succeeding
 
[C15: from Latin subsequēns following on, from subsequī, from sub- near + sequī to follow]
 
'subsequently
 
adv
 
'subsequentness
 
n

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subsequent
mid-15c., from M.Fr. subséquent (14c.), from L. subsequentem (nom. subsequens), prp. of subsequi "to follow closely," from sub "closely, up to" + sequi "follow." Related: Subsequently.
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