consequence

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A result or effect of an action or situation.

   He drove too fast, and as a consequence he lost his licence.

2. 2
   noun

   Importance or significance.

   My opinion seems to be of no consequence to my parents.

From Middle English consequence, from Old French consequence, from Latin consequentia. While analysable as con- + sequence, its adjective form has a different origin.

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