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consecution

/ˌkɒnsɪˈkjuːʃən/

consecution noun: a following, or sequel; actual or logical dependence.

Noun

consecution (countable and uncountable, plural consecutions)

  1. (archaic) A following, or sequel; actual or logical dependence.
    • 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 progressa. 1677 (date written), Matthew Hale, The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Nature, London: […] William Godbid, for William Shrowsbery, […]...
  2. (obsolete) A succession or series of any kind.
    • there shall be generated such a consecution of colours, whose order, from the thin end towards the thick, shall be yellow, red, purple, blue, green, and these so often repeated1664, Isaac Newton, edited by David Brewster, Memoirs of the life, writings and discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton, volume 1, published 1855, page 159
  3. (archaic) Sequence.
  4. The relation of consequent to antecedent.
  5. A succession of similar intervals in harmony.

consecution meaning in Tamil and Urdu

consecution in Tamil

நிகழ்ச்சித் தொடர் கோவை

consecution in Urdu

منطقی نتیجہ, تسلسل

Synonyms of consecution

Forms of consecution

pluralconsecutions

Origin of consecution

From Middle English consecucioun (“attainment”), from Latin cōnsecūtiō (“effect, proper sequence, attainment”), from past participle of cōnsequor (“to follow, result, reach”).

Phrases with consecution

Questions about consecution

What does consecution mean?
Consecution means a following, or sequel; actual or logical dependence.
What is consecution in Tamil?
Consecution in Tamil is நிகழ்ச்சித் தொடர் கோவை. See Consecution meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is consecution?
Consecution is a noun.
How do you pronounce consecution?
Consecution is pronounced /ˌkɒnsɪˈkjuːʃən/.
What is the plural of consecution?
The plural of consecution is consecutions.

Words near consecution in the dictionary

  1. consecute
  2. consecuted
  3. consecutes
  4. consecuting
  5. consecutio temporum
  6. consecution
  7. consecutions
  8. consecutive
  9. consecutive fifths
  10. consecutive interpretation
  11. consecutive interpreting

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Adapted from Wiktionary: consecution (page history and authors); consecution (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); consecution (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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