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Definition of subsequent adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

subsequent

adjective
 OPAL W
 
/ˈsʌbsɪkwənt/
 
/ˈsʌbsɪkwənt/
[only before noun] (formal)
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  1. happening or coming after something else
    • subsequent generations
    • Subsequent events confirmed our doubts.
    • Developments on this issue will be dealt with in a subsequent report.
    opposite previous
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySubsequent is used with these nouns:
    • amendment
    • disappearance
    • event
    • …
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin subsequent- ‘following after’ (from the verb subsequi).
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