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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