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consequence
('k/A/ns/@/,kw/E/ns )

noun (n)

  • a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon(noun.phenomenon)
    Example:
    His decision had depressing consequences for business.
    source: wordnet30
  • the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual(noun.event)
    Synonym:
    aftermath
    source: wordnet30
  • having important effects or influence(noun.attribute)
    Example:
    Decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself.
    That result is of no consequence.
    Synonym:
    import, moment
    Antonym:
    inconsequence
    source: wordnet30
  • That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause; a result.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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