nonconsecutive

adjective

non·​con·​sec·​u·​tive ˌnän-kən-ˈse-kyə-tiv How to pronounce nonconsecutive (audio)
-kə-tiv
: not being in a sequence : not consecutive
Exercise three times a week on nonconsecutive days.
nonconsecutively adverb
He says he sleeps three hours a night, nonconsecutively. Nicholas Lemann

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KPop Demon Hunters, which has topped the Billboard 200 for two nonconsecutive weeks, and Wicked, which debuted and peaked at No. 2 on that chart last December, are among the 48 soundtracks vying for Grammy nominations for best compilation soundtrack for visual media. Paul Grein, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2025 Trump’s disappointment about missing out on the World Cup would prove to be unfounded after he was elected to a second, nonconsecutive term last year. Seung Min Kim, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2025 The 22nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution bars any individual from being elected president more than twice, a restriction that applies to Trump even though his two terms are nonconsecutive. Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025 Politicians, including Trump himself, between his two nonconsecutive stints in the White House, began visiting the town after the disaster. Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nonconsecutive

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nonconsecutive was in 1830

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“Nonconsecutive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonconsecutive. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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