sequent

se·quent

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [see-kwuh nt]
- /ˈsi kwənt/
- /ˈsiː.kwənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [see-kwuh nt]
- /ˈsi kwənt/

Definitions of sequent word

adjective sequent following; successive. 1
adjective sequent following logically or naturally; consequent. 1
adjective sequent characterized by continuous succession; consecutive. 1
noun sequent something that follows in order or as a result. 1
noun Technical meaning of sequent (company) A computer manufacturer. Quarterly sales $109M, profits $7M (Aug 1994). Sequent computers was acquired by IBM in 1999. 1
adjective sequent following in order or succession 0

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Origin of sequent

First appearance:

before 1550

One of the 31% oldest English words

1550-60; < Latin sequent- (stem of sequēns, present participle of sequī to follow), equivalent to sequ- follow + -ent- -ent

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Parts of speech for Sequent

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sequent

sequent popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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Synonyms for sequent

adj sequent

after a while — some time later
by and by — presently or eventually
chronographic — a timepiece fitted with a recording device, as a stylus and rotating drum, used to mark the exact instant of an occurrence, especially in astronomy.
chronologic — arranged in the order of time: a chronological list of events.
chronological — If things are described or shown in chronological order, they are described or shown in the order in which they happened.

noun sequent

aftereffect — The aftereffects of an event, experience, or substance are the conditions which result from it.
follow-up — the act of following up.
followup — the act of following.
followups — the act of following up.
event — A thing that happens, esp. one of importance.

adjective sequent

horological — Of or relating to horology.
horometrical — Relating to horometry.
junctural — of or relating to phonological juncture.
numerical — of or relating to numbers; of the nature of a number.

All 25 Synonyms of sequent