Plural form of consecutive; things that follow one after another in sequence, or in grammar, words/clauses that maintain consecutive relationships.
The plural form of 'consecutive,' from Latin 'consecutivus,' allowing the word to refer to multiple consecutive items or the grammatical structures that connect them.
In music, consecutive intervals or 'consecutives' between notes create parallel harmony, and composers had strict rules about when these were allowed because too many in a row actually made music sound less interesting.
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