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successive
[ suhk-ses-iv ]
/ səkˈsɛs ɪv /
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adjective
following in order or in uninterrupted sequence; consecutive: three successive days.
following another in a regular sequence: the second successive day.
characterized by or involving succession.
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success, successful, succession, succession of crops, succession state, successive, successor, success story, succinate, succinct, succinctly
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British Dictionary definitions for successive
successive
/ (səkˈsɛsɪv) /
adjective
following another without interruption
of or involving successiona successive process
Derived forms of successive
successively, adverbsuccessiveness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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