consecution
English
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English consecucioun (“attainment”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin consecutio (“effect, proper sequence, attainment”), from past participle of consequor (“to follow, result, reach”)
Noun
consecution (countable and uncountable, plural consecutions)
- (archaic) A following, or sequel; actual or logical dependence.
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- Some consecutions are so intimately and evidently connexed to or found in the premises, that the conclusion is attained, and without any thing of ratiocinative progress
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- (obsolete) A succession or series of any kind.
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- (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 Thesaurus:sequence
Related terms
Translations
sequel — see sequel
succession — see succession
sequence — see sequence
(logic) relation of consequent to antecedent
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References
- “consecution”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “consecution”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.