subsequent
Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely.
Adjective 3 meanings
Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely.
“Growth was dampened by a softening of the global economy in 2001, but picked up in the subsequent years due to strong growth in China.”
Following in order of place; succeeding.
Following a line in the earth that is more easily eroded.
Noun 1 meaning
A subsequent stream or faultline.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French subséquent, from Latin subsequentis, form of subsequēns, present participle of subsequor (“to follow, to succeed”).
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SUBSEQUENT at a glance
SUBSEQUENT has 10 letters and scores 21 points in Scrabble (S 1 + U 1 + B 3 + S 1 + E 1 + Q 10 + U 1 + E 1 + N 1 + T 1) and 25 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,657 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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