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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
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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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