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successive
English
Etymology
Latin succedere (“to succeed in”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s?k?s?s?v/
- Rhymes: -?s?v
- Hyphenation: suc?ces?sive
Adjective
successive (not comparable)
- Coming one after the other in a series.
- They had won the title for five successive years.
- Of, or relating to a succession; hereditary.
- a successive title; a successive empire
Synonyms
- (in a series): consecutive
Derived terms
- successively
- nonsuccessive
Related terms
- succeed
- success
Translations
French
Adjective
successive
- feminine singular of successif
Italian
Adjective
successive
- feminine singular of successivo
Latin
Adjective
success?ve
- vocative masculine singular of success?vus
References
- successive in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Swedish
Adjective
successive
- absolute definite natural masculine form of successiv.
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progressive
English
Alternative forms
- prog. (abbreviation)
Etymology
From the Middle French progressif, from the Latin pr?gress?vus, from pr?gredior (perfect participial stem: pr?gress-) +? -?vus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??????s?v/
- Rhymes: -?s?v
Adjective
progressive (comparative more progressive, superlative most progressive)
- Favouring or promoting progress; advanced.
- Gradually advancing in extent; increasing.
- Promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods.
- a progressive politician
- progressive business leadership
- (politics) Liberal.
- (education) Of or relating to progressive education.
- a progressive school
- (of an income tax or other tax) Increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases.
- Advancing in severity.
- progressive paralysis
- (grammar) Continuous.
Antonyms
- regressive
- (advancing in severity): non-progressive
- conservative
- reactionary
Derived terms
Related terms
- progress
Translations
Noun
progressive (plural progressives)
- A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government.
- (grammar) A progressive verb; a verb used the progressive tense and generally conjugated as to end in -ing.
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- "progressive" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 243.
French
Adjective
progressive
- feminine singular of progressif
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
progressive
- inflection of progressiv:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Interlingua
Adjective
progressive (comparative plus progressive, superlative le plus progressive)
- progressive, gradually increasing, progressing
Italian
Adjective
progressive
- feminine plural of progressivo
Latin
Adjective
pr?gress?ve
- vocative masculine singular of pr?gress?vus
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