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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Consequence \Con"se*quence\, noun [L., consequentia: cf. F. cons['e]quence. See {Consequent}.]
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}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
consequence
noun
1: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" [syn: {effect}, {outcome}, {result}, {event}, {issue}, {upshot}]
2: the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual; "that result is of no consequence" [syn: {aftermath}]
3: having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment that security" [syn: {import}, {moment}] [ant: {inconsequence}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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