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   sequence

   /ˈsiːkwəns/

   noun

   • 1. a particular order in which related things follow each other: "the content of the programme 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 items that follow each other in a particular order: "a gruelling 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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSEQUENCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   a series of related things or events, or the order in which they follow each other: sequence of eventsThe first chapter describes the strange sequence of events that led to his death. Is there a particular sequence in which you have to perform these tasks?

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   The meaning of SEQUENCE is a hymn in irregular meter between the gradual and Gospel in masses for special occasions (such as Easter). How to use sequence in a sentence.

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   A set of quantities ordered in the same manner as the positive integers, in which there is always the same relation between each quantity and the one succeeding it. A sequence can be finite, such as {1, 3, 5, 7, 9}, or it can be infinite, such as {1, 1 2, 1 3, 1 4, … 1 n}.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySEQUENCE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   a series of related things or events, or the order in which they follow each other: sequence of events The first chapter describes the strange sequence of events that led to his death. Is there a particular sequence in which you have to perform these tasks?

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › sequenceSequence - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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 ” synonyms: succession. see more. noun.

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   A sequence of things is a number of them that come one after another in a particular order. This sequence of events led to the accident. American English : sequence / ˈsikwəns /

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

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   Define sequence. sequence synonyms, sequence pronunciation, sequence translation, English dictionary definition of sequence. n. 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...

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   Definition of sequence noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    SEQUENCE meaning: 1. a series of related events or things that have a particular order: 2. the order that events or…. Learn more.

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    sequence meaning, definition, what is sequence: the order that something happens or exis...: Learn more.