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English Dictionary: consequence	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for consequence
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
consequence n a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" Synonym(s): consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual Synonym(s): consequence, aftermath having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment than security"; "that result is of no consequence" Synonym(s): consequence, import, moment Antonym(s): inconsequence
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Consequence \Con"sequence\, n. [L., consequentia: cf. F. cons[82]quence. See {Consequent}.] 1. That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause; a result. Shun to taste, And shun the bitter consequence. --Milton. 2. (Logic) A proposition collected from the agreement of other previous propositions; any conclusion which results from reason or argument; inference. 3. Chain of causes and effects; consecution. Such fatal consequence* unites us three. --Milton. Link follows link by necessary consequence. --Coleridge. 4. Importance with respect to what comes after; power to influence or produce an effect; value; moment; rank; distinction. It is a matter of small consequence. --Shak. A sense of your own worth and consequence. --Cowper. {In consequence}, hence; for this cause. {In consequence of}, by reason of; as the effect of. Syn: Effect; result; end. See {Effect}.