n.
- a result or effect.
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[usu. with neg.]
importance or relevance.
▸dated social distinction.
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(consequences)
[treated as sing.]
a game in which a narrative is made up by the players in turn, each ignorant of what has already been contributed.
Phrase
- in consequence
as a result. - take
(or bear)
the consequences
accept responsibility for negative results or effects.
Etymology
ME: via OFr. from L. consequentia, from consequent-, consequi ‘follow closely’.
