sequence
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English sequence, from Old French sequence (“a sequence of cards, answering verses”), from Late Latin sequentia (“a following”), from Latin sequens (“following”), from sequi (“to follow”); see sequent.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sequence (plural sequences)
- A set of things next to each other in a set order; a series
- A series of musical phrases where a theme or melody is repeated, with some change each time, such as in pitch or length (example: opening of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony).
- A musical composition used in some Catholic Masses between the readings. The most famous sequence is the Dies Irae (Day of Wrath) formerly used in funeral services.
- (mathematics) An ordered list of objects.
- (now rare) A subsequent event; a consequence or result.
- 1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska 2005, pp. 12-13:
- he found no words to convey the impressions he had received; then he gave way to the anger always the sequence of the antagonism of opinion between them.
- 1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska 2005, pp. 12-13:
- A series of shots that depict a single action or style in a film, television show etc.
- 2012 April 26, Tasha Robinson, “Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits :”, The Onion AV Club:
- What follows is a bunch of nonstop goofery involving chase sequences, dream sequences, fast-changing costumes and an improbable beard, a little musical help from Flight Of The Conchords, and ultimately a very physical confrontation with a surprisingly spry Victoria.
- 2012 April 26, Tasha Robinson, “Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits :”, The Onion AV Club:
- (card games) A meld consisting of three or more cards of successive ranks in the same suit, such as the four, five and six of hearts.
Usage notes[edit]
- (mathematics): Beginning students often confuse sequence with series.
Related terms[edit]
- et seq
- nolle prosequi
- non sequitur
- persecute
- prosecute
- sequela
- sequenceless
- sequent
- sequential
- sequencer
- sequinator
Translations[edit]
set of things in a set order
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series of musical phrases where a theme or melody is repeated
poetic, music composition used in some Catholic Masses between the readings
in mathematics, an ordered list of objects
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Verb[edit]
sequence (third-person singular simple present sequences, present participle sequencing, simple past and past participle sequenced)
- (transitive) to arrange in an order
- (transitive) to determine the order of things, especially of amino acids in a protein, or of bases in a nucleic acid
- (transitive) to produce (music) with a sequencer
External links[edit]
- sequence in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- sequence in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
