sequence
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See also séquence
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
< Middle English sequence < Old French sequence (“‘a sequence of cards, answering verses’”) < Late Latin sequentia (“‘a following’”) < Latin following < sequi (“‘to follow’”); see sequent.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈsikwəns/, /ˈsikwɛns/
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[edit] Noun
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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.
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set of things in a set order
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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[edit] Verb
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to 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
[edit] External links
- sequence in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- sequence in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
