Consecutive Meaning
/kənˈsɛkjʊtɪv/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjFollowing, in succession, without interruption.
adjHaving some logical sequence.
Sentence Examples
Stock prices declined for five consecutive days.
This is the fifth consecutive day of decline of stock prices.
She was absent for nine consecutive days.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She won the championship for the fifth ____ year, setting a new record.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The talented team has won the national championship for three ____ years without any losses.
Word Origin & History
From French consécutif, from Medieval Latin cōnsecūtīvus, from Latin cōnsecūtus (“followed up”), from Latin cōnsequor (“to travel”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"He follows Frédi Kanouté, who achieved the feat in 2006 and 2007 for Sevilla, in scoring in consecutive Uefa Cup/Europa League finals."
— 2012 May 9, Jonathan Wilson, “Europa League: Radamel Falcao's Atlético Madrid rout Athletic Bilbao”, in the Guardian:
"It was his 41st goal for England, making him the country's fifth highest international goalscorer and continued an incredible record of scoring in 15 consecutive World Cup and Euro qualifiers."
— 2021 September 8, Phil McNulty, “Poland 1-1 England”, in BBC Sport:
"The theory suggests, but does not state explicitly, that the prohibition of consecutives is the stricter the nearer the interval in question lies to the fundamental component of a blend."
— 1919, Henry J. Watt, The Foundations of Music, page 88:
"In the case of discords, the fixed progression of the dissonant interval serves, to a large extent, as a guide to the progression of the remaining intervals of the harmony; in the case of concords this guidance is lacking, and it must be remembered that, in every progression of two parts, by similar motion, to a perfect concord (Fifth or Octave), there are bound to be hidden, if not apparent, consecutives."
— 2003, Franck Thomas Arnold, The Art of Accompaniment from a Thorough-bass, →ISBN, page 484:
"Before adding the inner parts, check that there are no consecutives between S and B – don't forget that these can occur between the last printed notes of the phrase and your added parts, as well as within your own working. Here the risk of consecutives has been minimised by using mainly contrary motion in the bass."
— 2004, Hugh Benham, A Student's Guide to Harmony and Counterpoint, →ISBN, page 86:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She won the championship for the fifth ____ year, setting a new record.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The talented team has won the national championship for three ____ years without any losses.