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consecutive

con.sec.u.tive \k*n-'sek-(y)*t-iv\ aj : following one after the other in 
   order without gaps : CONTINUOUSMer. CONSECUTIVE stresses immediacy in 
   following and implies that no interruption or interval occurs {four 
   consecutive days}; SUCCESSIVE may apply to things of the same kind or class 
   that follow each other regardless of length of interval between {four 
   successive weekends} - con.sec.u.tive.ly av SYN syn CONSECUTIVE, SUCCESSIVE 
   mean following one after the oth