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successive
- /səkˈsɛsɪv/ Canada, US, UK
- /səkˈsesɪv/ Australia
- /səkˈsesəv/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɛsɪv
Where it comes from
From Latin succedere (“to succeed in”).
adjective
- Coming one after the other in a series. They had won the title for five successive years.
- Of, or relating to a succession; hereditary. a successive title
- Of or relating to the grammatical aspect which presupposes the completion of a secondary action as a premise for the primary action of the statement.
Similar: in a series
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: consecutive, sequential, sequent, serial, ordered, back-to-back, following, successional, follow-up, succession, consequent, consequential, next, subsequent, series, simultaneous
adjective
Similar: in a series
Translations
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adj in a series
| Español | sucesivo |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | क्रमिक kramik |
| Français | successif |
| Deutsch | aufeinanderfolgende, aufeinander folgend |
| Ελληνικά | αλλεπάλληλος allepállilos |
| Русский | после́дующий poslédujuščij, сле́дующий slédujuščij |
| العربية | مُتَتَابِع mutatābiʕ, مُتَتَالٍ mutatālin, مُتَوَالٍ mutawālin, مُتَعَاقِب mutaʕāqib |
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title = {successive},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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