consecutio temporum

Meaning

Noun

A set of grammatical rules of a particular language, governing the agreement between the tenses of verbs in related clauses or sentences; agreement between tenses of verbs in accordance with said set of rules.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin cōnsecūtiō temporum ("sequence of tenses").

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