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sub⋅se⋅quent

  [suhb-si-kwuhnt]
–adjective
1. occurring or coming later or after (often fol. 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.
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Origin:
1425–75; late ME < L subsequent- (s. of subsequēns), prp. of subsequī to follow close behind, equiv. to sub- sub- + sequ(ī) to follow + -ent- -ent

Related forms:
sub⋅se⋅quent⋅ly, adverb
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sub·se·quent   (sŭb'sĭ-kwěnt', -kwənt)   
adj.  Following in time or order; succeeding.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin subsequēns, subsequent-, present participle of subsequī, to follow close after : sub-, close after; see sub- + sequī, to follow; see sekw-1 in Indo-European roots.]
sub'se·quent'ly adv., sub'se·quent'ness n.
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Word Origin & History

subsequent 
1460, from M.Fr. subséquent (14c.), from L. subsequentem (nom. subsequens), prp. of subsequi "to follow closely," from sub "closely, up to" + sequi "follow."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: sub·se·quent
Pronunciation: 's&b-si-kw&nt, -"kwent
Function: adjective
: following in time, order, or space —see also condition subsequent at CONDITION —compare PRECEDENT
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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