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successive

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suc⋅ces⋅sive

  [suhk-ses-iv]
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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 succēdere 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)   
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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Legal Dictionary

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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