subsequent.
Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely.
Meaning & usage
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.
Following in order of place; succeeding.
Following a line in the earth that is more easily eroded.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Middle French subséquent, from Latin subsequentis, form of subsequēns, present participle of subsequor (“to follow, to succeed”).
A subsequent stream or faultline.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Middle French subséquent, from Latin subsequentis, form of subsequēns, present participle of subsequor (“to follow, to succeed”).
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