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SEQUENCE

/ˈsēkwəns/

noun

noun: sequence plural noun: sequences

  1. a particular order in which related events, movements, or things follow each other.: "the content of the program should follow a logical sequence".
    synonyms: succession, order, course, series, chain, concatenation, train, string, cycle, progression, arrangement, pattern, chronology, flow

  2. a set of related events, movements, or things that follow each other in a particular order.: "a grueling sequence of exercises" "a sonnet sequence".

  3. a part of a film dealing with one particular event or topic.: "the famous underwater sequence".
    synonyms: excerpt, clip, scene, extract, episode, section, segment

  4. (in the Eucharist) a hymn said or sung after the Gradual or Alleluia that precedes the Gospel.

verb

verb: sequence 3rd person present: sequences past tense: sequenced past participle: sequenced gerund or present participle: sequencing

  1. arrange in a particular order.: "trainee librarians decide how a set of misfiled cards could be sequenced".

  2. play or record (music) with a sequencer.

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