sub·se·quent
(sŭb′sĭ-kwĕnt′, -kwənt)adj. Following in time or order; succeeding.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin
subsequēns, subsequent-, present participle of
subsequī,
to follow close after :
sub-,
close after; see
sub- +
sequī,
to follow; see
sekw- in
Indo-European roots.]
sub′se·quent′ly adv.
sub′se·quent′ness n.
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Noun | 1. | subsequentness - following in timelateness - quality of coming late or later in time |
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