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