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Adjective
/kənˈsekyətiv/,
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Following continuously,
  1. Following continuously
    • - five consecutive months of serious decline
  2. In unbroken or logical sequence

  3. Expressing consequence or result
    • - a consecutive clause
  4. Denoting intervals of the same kind (esp. fifths or octaves) occurring in succession between two parts or voices


  1. in a consecutive manner; "we numbered the papers consecutively"
  2. back-to-back: one after the other; "back-to-back home runs"
  3. in regular succession without gaps; "serial concerts"
  4. straight: successive (without a break); "sick for five straight days"
  5. (Consecutives) In music, consecutive fifths (sometimes known as parallel fifths) are progressions in which a perfect fifth is followed by a different perfect fifth between the same two musical parts (or voices): for example, from C to D in one part along with G to A in a higher part. ...
  6. following, in succession, without interruption; Having some logical sequence
  7. means "successive or one after another": The state had three consecutive blizzards that month.
  8. Following one right after the other in order. Examples: 1, 2, 3, ... are consecutive positive integers and –2, 0, 2, 4, ... are consecutive even integers.
  9. "consecutive sentences," in which the terms for several crimes are served one after another.
  10. following one after another. E.g. 1, 2, 3, 4,...