consecuencia

Definitions of consecuencia
  1. noun
    something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
    synonyms: deducción, implicación
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    type of:
    ilación, inferencia
    the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
  2. noun
    the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
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    types:
    frutos
    the consequence of some effort or action
    pago, recompensa
    a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
    type of:
    resultado
    something that results
  3. noun
    a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
    synonyms: efecto, resultado
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    types:
    hoyo, mella, muesca
    an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)
    hijuela, offset, rama, retoño, vástago
    a natural consequence of development
    type of:
    fenómeno
    any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
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