Etymology

consecutio temporum

Today it means: A set of grammatical rules of a particular language, governing the agreement between the tenses of verbs in related clauses or sentences; agreement between tenses of verbs in accordance with said set of rules. Full definition →

Latin cōnsecūtiō temporum
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcōnsecūtiō temporum“sequence of tenses”
  2. English todayconsecutio temporum

Borrowed from Latin cōnsecūtiō temporum (“sequence of tenses”).

Words from the same roots

Latincōnsecūtiō temporum all →

sequence of tenses

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