Added 9 October 2026
successive
/səkˈsɛsɪv/ adjective
In Latin: alternus Wiktionary
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Coming one after the other in a series.
They had won the title for five successive years.
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Of, or relating to a succession; hereditary.
a successive title
- Of or relating to the grammatical aspect which presupposes the completion of a secondary action as a premise for the primary action of the statement.
Origin
From Latin succedere (“to succeed in”).
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