consectaneous

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adjective

Following as a matter of course.

OriginLatin consectaneus →
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Meanings

adjectiveconsectaneous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableFollowing as a matter of course.

    It is swifter then so : it is not consectaneous, or in chase of it, but coetaneous with it, and its foster-sister.

    1654, Alexander Balloch Grosart, The Fuller Worthies' Library

Origin

  1. Latinconsectaneus
  2. Englishconsectaneous

Latin consectaneus.

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APA

consectaneous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consectaneous

MLA

“consectaneous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consectaneous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “consectaneous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consectaneous.

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