consequently

consequently
/kon"si kwent'lee, -kweuhnt-/, adv.
as a result, effect, or outcome; therefore: There has been a great deal of rain and consequently the reservoirs are full.
[1375-1425; late ME; see CONSEQUENT, -LY]

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