assecution
|as-se-cu-tion|
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/əˌsɛkˈjuːʃən/
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/əˌsɛkˈjuːʃ(ə)n/
following; succession
Etymology
'assecution' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'assecutio' (from the verb 'assequi'), where the prefix 'ad-' (in assimilated form 'as-') meant 'toward' and 'sequi' meant 'to follow'.
'assecutio' (Latin) passed into Medieval Latin as 'assecutionem' and then into Middle English forms such as 'assecution', eventually becoming the modern English 'assecution'.
Initially it referred broadly to 'following' or 'obtaining by following'; over time its use narrowed chiefly to senses of 'pursuit' or 'succession' in English.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the act of following or pursuing; a pursuit or chase.
The officers' assecution of the suspect continued until dawn.
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Noun 2
a succession or sequence; the following of one thing after another (logical or temporal succession).
The assecution of ideas in her lecture made the argument easy to follow.
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