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consecutive.

Adjective
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MEANING

Following one after another with no intervening item or break.

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  • consecutive days
  • consecutive terms

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The measure improved for six consecutive months.

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consecutive

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Normally non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, qualification. Commonness: moderately common.

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