SUBSEQUENT

subsequent

(adjective) following in time or order; “subsequent developments”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

subsequent (not comparable)

Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely.

Following in order of place; succeeding.

Synonyms

• (following in order): next; see also subsequent

Antonyms

• (following in order): preceding; see also former

Source: Wiktionary


Sub"se*quent, a. Etym: [L. subsequens, -entis, p.pr. of subsequi to follow, succeed: cf. F. subséquent. See Sue to follow.]

1. Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely; as, subsequent events; subsequent ages or years; a period long subsequent to the foundation of Rome.

2. Following in order of place; succeeding; as, a subsequent clause in a treaty. "The subsequent words come on before the precedent vanish." Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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