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  1. 1. n. That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause; a result. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A proposition collected from the agreement of other previous propositions; any conclusion which results from reason or argument; inference. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. Chain of causes and effects; consecution. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. Importance with respect to what comes after; power to influence or produce an effect; value; moment; rank; distinction. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon Source: wordnet
  6. 6. n. the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n. having important effects or influence Source: wordnet
  8. 8. 1. That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause; a result. Shun to taste, And shun the bitter consequence. Milton. 2. (Logic) A proposition collected from the agreement of other previous propositions; any conclusion which results from reason or argument; inference. 3. Chain of causes and effects; consecution. Such fatal consequence unites us three. Milton. Link follows link by necessary consequence. Coleridge. 4. Importance with respect to what comes after; power to influence or produce an effect; value; moment; rank; distinction. It is a matter of small consequence. Shak. A sense of your own worth and consequence. Cowper. In consequence, hence; for this cause. -- In consequence of, by reason of; as the effect of. Syn. -- Effect; result; end. See Effect. Source: webster
  9. 9. A proposition collected from the agreement of other previouspropositions; any conclusion which results from reason or argument;inference. Source: adambom
  10. 10. n:100 n. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon n. the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual n. having important effects or influence Source: ecdict

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