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subsequent

adj
/ˈsʌbsɪkwənt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French subséquent, from Latin subsequentis, form of subsequēns, present participle of subsequor (“to follow, to succeed”).

  1. derived from subsequentis
  2. borrowed from subséquent

Definitions

  1. Following in time

    Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely.

    • Growth was dampened by a softening of the global economy in 2001, but picked up in the subsequent years due to strong growth in China.

  2. Following in order of place

    Following in order of place; succeeding.

  3. Following a line in the earth that is more easily eroded.

    • The peculiar position of the subsequent Derwent, close to the sea, suggests some glacial interference with normal adjustments, and calls for special explanation.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A subsequent stream or faultline.

      • When the Middle Wye was turned into the Severn system it still continued the northward subsequent, which of course may have been initiated as a tributary when the Middle Wye belonged to the Thames system.

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Derived

condition subsequent, fee simple subject to condition subsequent, subsequential, subsequently, subsequentness

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at subsequent. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at subsequent. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at subsequent

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