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consequence definition
con·se·quence (kän′si kwens′, -kwəns)
noun
- a result of an action, process, etc.; outcome; effect
- a logical result or conclusion; inference
- the relation of effect to cause
- importance as a cause or influence a matter of slight consequence
- importance in rank; influence a person of consequence
Etymology: OFr < L consequentia < consequens, prp. of consequi, to follow after < com-, with + sequi, to follow: see sequent
consequence Idioms
in consequence (of)
as a result (of)
take the consequences
to accept the results of one's actions
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