English Dictionary: Subsequent | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Subsequent \Sub"se*quent\, a. [L. subsequens, -entis, p. pr. of subsequi to follow, succeed: cf. F. subs[82]quent. 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. [bd]The subsequent words come on before the precedent vanish.[b8] --Bacon. |