subsequent

[ suhb-si-kwuhnt ]
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adjective
  1. occurring or coming later or after (often followed by to): subsequent events;Subsequent to their arrival in Chicago, they bought a new car.

  2. following in order or succession; succeeding: a subsequent section in a treaty.

Origin of subsequent

1
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Latin subsequent-, stem of subsequēns “following close behind,” present participle of subsequī “to follow close behind,” equivalent to sub- sub- + sequ(ī) “to follow”

Other words from subsequent

  • sub·se·quent·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for subsequent

subsequent

/ (ˈsʌbsɪkwənt) /


adjective
  1. occurring after; succeeding

Origin of subsequent

1
C15: from Latin subsequēns following on, from subsequī, from sub- near + sequī to follow

Derived forms of subsequent

  • subsequently, adverb
  • subsequentness, noun

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