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subsequently

adverb

  1. later in time
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Pronunciation: /ˈsʌb.sɪ.kwənt.li/

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English subsequent Middle English -ly English -ly English subsequently From subsequent + -ly.

  1. Following, afterwards in either time or place.

    “It will be recollected that the ill-fated Halloway...distinctly stated the voice of the individual who had approached his post...to have been that of a female, and that the language in which they subsequently conversed was that of the Ottawa Indians.”

    ““There the cause of death was soon ascertained ; the victim of this daring outrage had been stabbed to death from ear to ear with a long, sharp instrument, in shape like an antique stiletto, which […] was subsequently found under the cushions of the hansom.[…]””

  2. Accordingly, therefore (implying a logical connection or deduction), consequently.