2. A succession or series of any kind. [Obs.] --Sir I.
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{Month of consecution} (Astron.), a month as reckoned from one conjunction of the moon with the sun to another. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
consécution — [ kɔ̃sekysjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1265; du lat. consecutio « action de suivre » 1 ♦ Didact. Suite, enchaînement. Consécution de sons, d images. (XVIIe) Psychol. Vx Suite de représentations empiriques et sans lien rationnel (opposé à conséquence).⇒… … Encyclopédie Universelle
consecution — index chain (series), continuity, cycle, sequence, serial, succession Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
consecution — [kän΄si kyo͞o′shən] n. [ME consecucioun < L consecutio: see CONSECUTIVE] 1. logical sequence; chain of reasoning 2. sequence; succession … English World dictionary
consécution — (kon sé ku sion) s. f. Enchaînement ; rapport d antécédent et de conséquent. Terme d astronomie. Mois de consécution, l espace de temps entre deux conjonctions de la lune avec le soleil, dit aussi synodique et de progression. Cet espace est de … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
consecution — noun Etymology: Latin consecution , consecutio, from consequi to follow along more at consequent Date: 1651 sequence … New Collegiate Dictionary
consecution — /kon si kyooh sheuhn/, n. 1. succession; sequence. 2. logical sequence; chain of reasoning. [1525 35; < L consecution (s. of consecutio), equiv. to con CON + secut(us), ptp. of sequi to follow + ion ION] * * * … Universalium
consecution — seka statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Ko nors vienas po kito ėjimas. atitikmenys: angl. consecution; hierarchy; sequence vok. Reihe, f; Serie, f rus. ряд, m pranc. série, f … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
consecution — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. A way in which things follow each other in space or time: order, procession, sequence, succession. See ORDER, PRECEDE. 2. A number of things placed or occurring one after the other: chain, course, order, procession … English dictionary for students
consecution — con·se·cu·tion || ‚kÉ’nsɪ kjuËʃn n. sequence; succession … English contemporary dictionary
consecution — n. 1. Succession, series, successive appearance. 2. Connection, linking together … New dictionary of synonyms
