consecution

[ kon-si-kyoo-shuhn ]

/ ˌkɒn sɪˈkyu ʃən /

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noun

succession; sequence.

logical sequence; chain of reasoning.

Origin of consecution

1525–35; <Latin consecūtiōn- (stem of consecūtiō), equivalent to con-con- + secūt(us), past participle of sequī to follow + -iōn--ion

Words nearby consecution

conscript fathers, conscription, conscriptionist, consecrate, consecration, consecution, consecutive, consecutive anophthalmia, consecutively, consensual, consensus

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Example sentences from the Web for consecution

Experience, as they use the term, consists in sensations and their association,—consecution as Leibniz calls it.
Leibniz's New Essays Concerning the Human Understanding|John Dewey
He detected grammatical niceties in Latin, in regard to the consecution of tenses which had escaped preceding critics.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7|Various
The consecution, moreover, runs in terms of persistence of quantity or of force.
The Place of Science in Modern Civilisation and Other Essays|Thorstein Veblen
There was a consecution nothing less than marvellous in the work of the philosophers from Kant to Hegel.
Edward Caldwell Moore|Edward Moore

British Dictionary definitions for consecution

consecution

/ (ˌkɒnsɪˈkjuːʃən) /

noun

a sequence or succession of events or things

a logical sequence of deductions; inference

Word Origin for consecution

C16: from Latin consecūtiō, from consequī to follow up, pursue

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单词	consecution
释义	consecution [ kon-si-kyoo-shuhn ] / ˌkɒn sɪˈkyu ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR consecution ON THESAURUS.COM noun succession; sequence. logical sequence; chain of reasoning. Origin of consecution 1525–35; <Latin consecūtiōn- (stem of consecūtiō), equivalent to con-con- + secūt(us), past participle of sequī to follow + -iōn--ion Words nearby consecution conscript fathers, conscription, conscriptionist, consecrate, consecration, consecution, consecutive, consecutive anophthalmia, consecutively, consensual, consensus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for consecution Experience, as they use the term, consists in sensations and their association,—consecution as Leibniz calls it. Leibniz's New Essays Concerning the Human Understanding\|John Dewey He detected grammatical niceties in Latin, in regard to the consecution of tenses which had escaped preceding critics. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7\|Various The consecution, moreover, runs in terms of persistence of quantity or of force. The Place of Science in Modern Civilisation and Other Essays\|Thorstein Veblen There was a consecution nothing less than marvellous in the work of the philosophers from Kant to Hegel. Edward Caldwell Moore\|Edward Moore British Dictionary definitions for consecution consecution / (ˌkɒnsɪˈkjuːʃən) / noun a sequence or succession of events or things a logical sequence of deductions; inference Word Origin for consecution C16: from Latin consecūtiō, from consequī to follow up, pursue Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to consecution arrangement, concatenation, order, procession, progression, run, series, string, succession, train
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consecution

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for consecution

noun

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