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consecutive

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"In succession"

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11 lettersPronunciation /kənˈsɛkjʊtɪv/Part of speech adjective, adverbSorted cceeinostuvStarts with CEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
1C2O3N4S5E6C7U8T9I10V11E

Definitions

  1. one after the other

Word origin

From French consécutif, from Medieval Latin cōnsecūtīvus, from Latin cōnsecūtus (“followed up”), from Latin cōnsequor (“to travel”).

Used in a sentence

  • He follows Frédi Kanouté, who achieved the feat in 2006 and 2007 for Sevilla, in scoring in consecutive Uefa Cup/Europa League finals.
  • It was his 41st goal for England, making him the country's fifth highest international goalscorer and continued an incredible record of scoring in 15 consecutive World Cup and Euro qualifiers.
  • The theory suggests, but does not state explicitly, that the prohibition of consecutives is the stricter the nearer the interval in question lies to the fundamental component of a blend.

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