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sequence of tenses

sequence of tenses noun: synonym of consecutio temporum.

Noun

sequence of tenses

  1. Synonym of consecutio temporum.

Synonyms of sequence of tenses

Origin of sequence of tenses

Calque of Latin cōnsecūtiō temporum.

Questions about sequence of tenses

What does sequence of tenses mean?
Sequence of tenses means synonym of consecutio temporum.
What part of speech is sequence of tenses?
Sequence of tenses is a noun.

Words near sequence of tenses in the dictionary

  1. sequence dances
  2. sequence of return risk
  3. sequence of return risks
  4. sequence of returns risk
  5. sequence of returns risks
  6. sequence of tenses
  7. sequence point
  8. sequence points
  9. sequence-of-return risk
  10. sequence-of-return risks
  11. sequence-of-returns risk

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