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Webster 1913 Edition


Subsequent

Sub′se-quent

,
Adj.
[L.
subsequens
,
-entis
, p. pr. of
subsequi
to follow, succeed: cf. F.
subséquent
. See
Sue
to follow.]
1.
Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely;
as,
subsequent
events;
subsequent
ages or years; a period long
subsequent
to the foundation of Rome
.
2.
Following in order of place; succeeding;
as, a
subsequent
clause in a treaty
.
“The subsequent words come on before the precedent vanish.”
Bacon.

Webster 1828 Edition


Subsequent

SUB'SEQUENT

,
Adj.
[L. subsequens, supra.]
1.
Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely; as subsequent events; subsequent ages or years; a period long subsequent to the foundation of Rome.
2.
Following in the order of place or succession; succeeding; as a subsequent clause in a treaty. What is obscure in a passage may be illustrated by subsequent words.

Definition 2024


subsequent

subsequent

See also: subséquent

English

Adjective

subsequent (not comparable)

  1. Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely.
    Growth was dampened by a softening of the global economy in 2001, but picked up in the subsequent years due to strong growth in China.
  2. Following in order of place; succeeding.

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