consecution

[ kon-si-kyoo-shuhn ]

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noun

succession; sequence.
logical sequence; chain of reasoning.

Origin of consecution

1525–35; <Latin consecūtiōn- (stem of consecūtiō), equivalent to con-con- + secūt(us), past participle of sequī to follow + -iōn--ion

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How to use consecution in a sentence

He detected grammatical niceties in Latin, in regard to the consecution of tenses which had escaped preceding critics.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 | Various
Sometimes it is in a natural but rhythmic consecution of ideas.
The Greatest English Classic | Cleland Boyd McAfee
Experience, as they use the term, consists in sensations and their association,—consecution as Leibniz calls it.
Leibniz's New Essays Concerning the Human Understanding | John Dewey
Is the historic unity of creation a unity of Thought, an ideal consecution?
The Theistic Conception of the World | B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) Cocker
Its content is sensations; its form is contingent and particular consecution.
Leibniz's New Essays Concerning the Human Understanding | John Dewey

British Dictionary definitions for consecution

consecution

/ (ˌkɒnsɪˈkjuːʃən) /

noun

a sequence or succession of events or things
a logical sequence of deductions; inference

Origin of consecution

C16: from Latin consecūtiō, from consequī to follow up, pursue

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