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consectaneous

consectaneous adjective: following as a matter of course.

Adjective

consectaneous (not comparable)

  1. Following as a matter of course.
    • It is swifter then so : it is not consectaneous, or in chase of it, but coetaneous with it, and its foster-sister.1654, Alexander Balloch Grosart, The Fuller Worthies' Library

Origin of consectaneous

Latin consectaneus.

Questions about consectaneous

What does consectaneous mean?
Consectaneous means following as a matter of course.
What part of speech is consectaneous?
Consectaneous is an adjective.

Words near consectaneous in the dictionary

  1. consecrations
  2. consecrative
  3. consecrator
  4. consecrators
  5. consecratory
  6. consectaneous
  7. consectaries
  8. consectary
  9. consectator
  10. consectators
  11. consecute

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