adjective
successive
suhk-SEH-sihv
adjective
1
Following one after another without interruption.
"The team won five successive championships."
How to Use Successive
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishComing one right after the other, in a row.
Common pairings
successive years
successive attempts
successive governments
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Etymology
From Latin succedere ("to succeed").