consecution

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English consecucioun (“attainment”), from Latin cōnsecūtiō (“effect, proper sequence, attainment”), from past participle of cōnsequor (“to follow, result, reach”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkɒnsɪˈkjuːʃən/ === Noun === consecution (countable and uncountable, plural consecutions) (archaic) A following, or sequel; actual or logical dependence. (obsolete) A succession or series of any kind. (archaic) Sequence. (logic) The relation of consequent to antecedent. (music) A succession of similar intervals in harmony. ==== Usage notes ==== This word is used in logic, linguistics and computing to refer to the relation of a consequent to an antecedent. Its other senses are obsolete. Use of the word today in those senses is generally an error made by non-native speakers: words like "consequence" and "sequence" are more likely to be understood. ==== Synonyms ==== (sequence): See Thesaurus:sequence ==== Related terms ==== consecutive month of consecution ==== Translations ==== === References === “consecution”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “consecution”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.