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   Se·quence

   /ˈsēkwəns/

   

   noun

   • 1. a particular order in which related events, movements, or things follow each other: "the content of the program should follow a logical sequence" Similar successionordercourseserieschainconcatenationtrainstringcycleprogressionarrangementpatternchronologyflow
   • ▪ a repetition of a phrase or melody at a higher or lower pitch: "a restless search for interesting harmonic sequences"
   • ▪ the order in which amino acid or nucleotide residues are arranged in a protein, DNA, etc.: "these are enzymes which will cleave only at specific base sequences in the DNA"
   • 2. a set of related events, movements, or things that follow each other in a particular order: "a grueling sequence of exercises"
   • ▪ a set of three or more playing cards of the same suit next to each other in value, for example 10, 9, 8.
   • ▪ an infinite ordered series of numerical quantities.
   • 3. a part of a film dealing with one particular event or topic: "the famous underwater sequence" Similar excerptclipsceneextractepisodesectionsegment
   • 4. (in the Eucharist) a hymn said or sung after the Gradual or Alleluia that precedes the Gospel.

   verb

   • 1. arrange in a particular order: "trainee librarians decide how a set of misfiled cards could be sequenced"
   • ▪ ascertain the sequence of amino acid or nucleotide residues in (a protein, DNA, etc.): "we have undertaken to isolate and sequence the rat retinoblastoma cDNA"
   • 2. play or record (music) with a sequencer.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in sequence (sense 4 of the noun)): from late Latin sequentia, from Latin sequent- ‘following’, from the verb sequi ‘follow’.

   Scrabble Points: 19

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   noun. an arrangement of two or more things in a successive order. the successive order of two or more things. chronological sequence. a sequentially ordered set of related things or ideas. an action or event that follows another or others. cards a set of three or more consecutive cards, usually of the same suit.

3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSEQUENCE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   6 days ago · 1. countable noun. A sequence of events or things is a number of events or things that come one after another in a particular order. ...the sequence of events which led to the murder. [ + of] ...a dazzling sequence of novels by John Updike. [ + of] Synonyms: succession, course, series, order More Synonyms of sequence. 2. countable noun.

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   In mathematics, a sequence is an enumerated collection of objects in which repetitions are allowed and order matters. Like a set, it contains members (also called elements, or terms ). The number of elements (possibly infinite) is called the length of the sequence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › sequenceSEQUENCE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   a series of related events or things that have a particular order: the sequence of events that led to his death. sequence noun (ORDER) the order that events or things should happen or be arranged in: I got my slides mixed up and they appeared out of sequence.

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   Definitions of sequence. noun. a following of one thing after another in time. “the doctor saw a sequence of patients”. synonyms: chronological sequence, chronological succession, succession, successiveness. see more. noun. the action of following in order. “he played the trumps in sequence ”.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsequence noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   [countable] sequence (of something) a set of events, actions, numbers, etc. which have a particular order and which lead to a particular result. He described the sequence of events leading up to the robbery. The computer generates a random sequence of numbers. Her latest book contains a sequence of poems about paintings.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › sequenceSequence - definition of sequence by The Free Dictionary

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   1. A following of one thing after another; succession. 2. An order of succession; an arrangement. 3. A related or continuous series. See Synonyms at series. 4. Games Three or more playing cards in consecutive order and usually the same suit; a run. 5. A series of related shots that constitute a complete unit of action in a movie. 6.