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Word: Consequent
Speech Type: Adjective
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin consequent- ‘overtaking, following closely’, from the verb consequi
ˈkɒnsɪkw(ə)nt
following as a result or effect
Short Definition:following as consequence
Examples:- the social problems of pupils and their consequent educational difficulties
- you've got a university place consequent on your exam results
(of a stream or valley) having a direction or character determined by the original slope of the land before erosion.
Short Definition:determined by original slope of land
Word: Consequent
Speech Type: Noun
ˈkɒnsɪkw(ə)nt
the second part of a conditional proposition, whose truth is stated to be implied by that of the antecedent.
Short Definition:second part of conditional proposition
the second or imitating voice or part in a canon.
Short Definition:second voice in canon
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