occurring after; succeeding
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sub•se•quent /ˈsʌbsɪkwənt/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- occurring after;
succeeding:In subsequent lessons the teacher made clearer what she had said at the beginning.[be + ~] + to]:Was this crime subsequent to the one that had already taken place?
sub•se•quent
(sub′si kwənt),USA pronunciation adj.
sub′se•quent•ly, adv.
- occurring or coming later or after:subsequent events.
- following in order or succession;
succeeding:a subsequent section in a treaty.
- Latin subsequent- (stem of subsequēns), present participle of subsequī to follow close behind, equivalent. to sub- sub- + sequ(ī) to follow + -ent- -ent
- late Middle English 1425–75
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'subsequent to' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
after
- epigenesis
- hereunder
- junior
- novel
- overdate
- passion
- pilot chart
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- postatomic
- postexilic
- postnatal
- postnuptial
- safe period
- sinsyne