CONSECUTIVE
adjective
Definitions
- 1. Following in a train; suceeding one another in a regular order; successive; uninterrupted in course or succession; with no interval or break; as, fifty consecutive years.
- 2. Following as a consequence or result; actually or logically dependent; consequential; succeeding. The actions of a man consecutive to volition. Locke.
- 3. Having similarity of sequence; -- said of certain parallel progressions of two parts in a piece of harmony; as, consecutive fifths, or consecutive octaves, which are forbidden. Consecutive chords (Mus.), chords of the same kind suceeding one another without interruption.
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025