Word of the Day: SUBSEQUENT

What comes after

subsequent (adj) - following in order, time, or place; succeeding [suhb-si-kwuhnt]

BREAKDOWN: SUB- (after) + SEQU- (follow) + -ENT (pertaining to)

• subsequently is a common transition meaning afterward or later in time

See also: sequester, consecutive, obsequious

“Love is subsequent to knowledge and to the thing known, for nothing unknown is loved.” —Nicholas Of Cusa

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