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    con·se·quence
    [ˈkänsəkwəns, ˈkänsəˌkwens]
    noun
    consequence (noun) · consequences (plural noun)
    1. a result or effect of an action or condition:
      "many have been laid off from work as a consequence of the administration's policies"
    2. importance or relevance:
      "the past is of no consequence" · "he didn't say anything of great consequence"
      • dated
        social distinction:
        "a woman of consequence"
    Origin
    late Middle English: via Old French from Latin consequentia, from consequent- ‘following closely’, from the verb consequi.
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    noun
    1. a result or effect of an action or condition:
      result
      upshot
      outcome
      outturn
      sequel
      effect
      reaction
      repercussion
      reverberations
      ramification
      end
      end result
      conclusion
      termination
      culmination
      denouement
      corollary
      concomitant
      aftermath
      fruit(s)
      product
      produce
      byproduct
      sequelae
      payoff
      issue
      success
      Opposite:
      cause
    2. importance or relevance:
      importance
      import
      significance
      account
      moment
      momentousness
      substance
      note
      mark
      prominence
      value
      weightiness
      weight
      concern
      interest
      gravity
      seriousness
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