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con·se·quent
I. \ˈkän(t)sə̇ˌkwent, -sēˌk-, -_kwənt sometimes ˈkȯn-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin consequent-, consequens
1.
a. : something that is deduced from reasoning or argumentation or follows from propositions by rational deduction : inference, conclusion; specifically : the clause in a hypothetical proposition that states what the hypothesis entails or implies (as the conclusion of a conditional sentence)
b. obsolete : something that results from a cause : consequence, outcome
2. : a thing or circumstance (as an event or phenomenon) that follows another in time or order without being a result or without any causal connection being implied; specifically : the second term of a ratio
3.
a. in canon and fugue : the musical restatement of the subject : comes
b. : an answering phrase or section of a musical sentence or section — compare antecedent 6
4. : a stream or valley that has developed in harmony with the general slope of an existing land surface
II. adjective
Etymology: Middle French, from Latin consequent-, consequens, present participle of consequi to follow, from com- + sequi to follow — more at sue
1. obsolete : following in time or order : subsequent
< in consequent years >
2.
a. : following especially as a result or effect : resultant
< the period of tension and the consequent need for military preparedness — D.W.Mitchell >
— often used with on or upon
< the decline in … trade consequent upon the growth of economic nationalism — Encyc. Americana >
b. : following by necessary inference or rational deduction
< a proposition consequent to other propositions >
3. : observing the just order of cause and effect : logically consistent : rational
< not one could give a clear and consequent account — J.F.Brown >
4. : constituting the conclusion of a conditional sentence
< a consequent clause >
5. : developed in harmony with the general slope of an existing land surface
< a consequent stream >
< a consequent valley >
— compare antecedent, obsequent, resequent, subsequent, superimposed |