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CONSECUTION
Etymology
Noun
consecution (countable and uncountable, plural consecutions)
(archaic) A following, or sequel; actual or logical dependence.
(obsolete) A succession or series of any kind.
(archaic) Sequence.
(logic) The relation of consequent to antecedent.
(music) A succession of similar intervals in harmony.
Usage notes
• This word is used in logic, linguistics and computing to refer to the relation of a consequent to an antecedent.
• Its other senses are obsolete. Use of the word today in those senses is generally an error made by non-native speakers: words like "consequence" and "sequence" are more likely to be understood.
Synonyms
• (sequence): See sequence
Source: Wiktionary
Con`se*cu"tion, n. Etym: [L. consecutio. See Consequent.]
1. A following, or sequel; actual or logical dependence. Sir M. Hale.
2. A succession or series of any kind. [Obs.] Sir I. Newton. Month of consecution (Astron.), a month as reckoned from one conjunction of the moon with the sun to another.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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