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consequence |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Consequence \Con"se*quence\, n. [L., consequentia: cf F. cons['e]quence. See {Consequent}.] 1. That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause a result. Shun to taste, And shun the bitter consequence. --Milton. 2. (Logic) A proposition collected from the agreement of other previous propositions; any conclusion which results from reason or argument; inference. 3. Chain of causes and effects; consecution. Such fatal consequence unites us three --Milton. Link follows link by necessary consequence. --Coleridge. 4. Importance with respect to what comes after power to influence or produce an effect; value; moment; rank; distinction. It is a matter of small consequence. --Shak. A sense of your own worth and consequence. --Cowper. {In consequence}, hence for this cause {In consequence of}, by reason of as the effect of Syn: Effect; result; end See {Effect}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: consequence n 1: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business" [syn: {effect}, {outcome}, {result}, {issue}, {upshot}] 2: the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual; "that result is of no consequence" [syn: {aftermath}] 3: having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment that security" [syn: {import}, {moment}] [ant: {inconsequence}]
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