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consequent.

Following as a result, inference, or natural effect.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwənt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɑn.sɪ.kwənt/General-American, dialectal/ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwənt/Canada, dialectal/ˈkɔn.sɪ.kwənt/Australia
  1. Following as a result, inference, or natural effect.

    not-comparable
    His retirement and consequent spare time enabled him to travel more.
  2. Of or pertaining to consequences.

    not-comparable
  3. Of a stream, having a course determined by the slope it formed on.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle French conséquent, from Latin consequens, consequentem, present participle of consequi (“to follow”), from con- + sequi (“to follow”). Compare French conséquent.

noun/ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwənt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɑn.sɪ.kwənt/General-American, dialectal/ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwənt/Canada, dialectal/ˈkɔn.sɪ.kwənt/Australia
  1. The second half of a hypothetical proposition; Q, if the form of the proposition is "If P, then Q."

  2. An event which follows another.

  3. The second term of a ratio, i.e. the term b in the ratio a:b, the other being the antecedent.

  4. A consequent stream.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle French conséquent, from Latin consequens, consequentem, present participle of consequi (“to follow”), from con- + sequi (“to follow”). Compare French conséquent.

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