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suc·ces·sive
\səkˈsesiv, -esēv also sik- or -esəv\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin successivus, from Latin successus (past participle of succedere to follow, succeed) + -ivus -ive
1. obsolete
a. : inherited or capable of being inherited by succession : descending or transmissible to the next in a succession : hereditary
b. : inheriting by succession
c. : being the next to inherit
2.
a. : following in succession or serial order : following one upon another : coming in order : consecutive
< their fourth successive victory >
< the product of the successive labors of innumerable men — Lewis Mumford >
b. : being a successor or one of a group of consecutive successors to a person, thing, or item
< the idea of a world order, successive to both the pagan and the Christian — Paul Rosenfeld >
< the book … was followed by many successive editions — J.T.Howard >
c. : characterized by or manifesting succession : produced or arranged in succession
< the angles between successive points may be measured — R.E.Davis >
• suc·ces·sive·ly \-esə̇vlē, -li\ adverb
• suc·ces·sive·ness \-esivnə̇s, -esēv- also -esəv-\ noun -es |