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consequence
noun
something
that
happens
as
the
result
or
effect
of
an
action
or
event
•
Skipping
breakfast
can
have
a
negative
consequence
on
your
concentration
.
Skipping
breakfast
can
have
a
negative
consequence
on
your
concentration
.
•
Every
action
has
a
consequence
,
whether
good
or
bad
.
Every
action
has
a
consequence
,
whether
good
or
bad
.
From
Latin
consequentia
“
that
which
follows
,”
from
consequī
“
to
follow
.”
noun
a
penalty
or
unpleasant
result
that
follows
wrongdoing
or
a
mistake
•
If
you
disobey
the
rules
,
there
will
be
a
consequence
.
If
you
disobey
the
rules
,
there
will
be
a
consequence
.
•
Parking
in
a
fire
lane
can
lead
to
serious
consequences
.
Parking
in
a
fire
lane
can
lead
to
serious
consequences
.
Developed
from
the
general
“
result
”
sense
,
but
in
late
19th-century
disciplinary
language
it
narrowed
to
negative
outcomes
.
noun
the
importance
or
significance
that
something
or
someone
has
•
The
treaty
was
of
great
consequence
for
peace
in
the
region
.
The
treaty
was
of
great
consequence
for
peace
in
the
region
.
•
She
is
a
historian
of
some
consequence
in
academic
circles
.
She
is
a
historian
of
some
consequence
in
academic
circles
.
Same
root
as
Sense
1
,
but
the
meaning
of
“
following
”
shifted
in
the
17th
century
to
figurative
importance
.
sequence
noun
a
number
of
related
things
or
events
that
come
one
after
another
in
a
particular
order
•
She
practiced
the
dance
sequence
until
she
could
perform
it
perfectly
.
She
practiced
the
dance
sequence
until
she
could
perform
it
perfectly
.
•
The
fire
alarm
triggered
a
sequence
of
events
that
ended
with
everyone
safely
outside
.
The
fire
alarm
triggered
a
sequence
of
events
that
ended
with
everyone
safely
outside
.
Late
Middle
English
,
from
Latin
'sequentia'
meaning
"
that
which
follows
".
noun
a
continuous
part
of
a
film
,
television
show
,
or
video
that
deals
with
one
event
or
piece
of
action
•
The
car-chase
sequence
had
the
audience
gripping
their
seats
.
The
car-chase
sequence
had
the
audience
gripping
their
seats
.
•
They
filmed
the
underwater
sequence
in
a
huge
studio
tank
.
They
filmed
the
underwater
sequence
in
a
huge
studio
tank
.
Adopted
by
filmmakers
in
the
early
20th
century
to
describe
a
linked
set
of
shots
forming
a
unit
within
a
film
.
noun
in
mathematics
,
an
ordered
list
of
numbers
,
shapes
,
or
other
items
that
usually
follow
a
rule
•
We
studied
the
Fibonacci
sequence
and
its
spiral
pattern
in
class
.
We
studied
the
Fibonacci
sequence
and
its
spiral
pattern
in
class
.
•
Write
a
sequence
of
even
numbers
from
2
to
20
.
Write
a
sequence
of
even
numbers
from
2
to
20
.
The
mathematical
use
developed
in
the
17th
century
as
scholars
formalized
patterns
in
numbers
.