sequence

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A set of things next to each other in a set order; a series.
2. (uncountable) The state of being sequent or following; order of succession.
3. (countable, uncountable) 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).
4. (countable, uncountable) 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.
5. (countable, uncountable) An ordered list of objects, typically indexed with natural numbers.
6. (archaic, countable, uncountable) A subsequent event; a consequence or result.
7. (countable, uncountable) A series of shots that depict a single action or style in a film, television show etc.
8. (countable, uncountable) A meld consisting of three or more cards of successive ranks in the same suit, such as the four, five and six of hearts.

Verb

1. (transitive) To arrange (something) in an order.
2. (transitive) To determine the order of monomers in (a biological polymer), e.g. of amino acids in (a protein), or of bases in (a nucleic acid).
3. (transitive) To produce (music) with a sequencer.
4. (intransitive, uncommon) To proceed through a sequence or series of things.

Synonyms

order

series

succession

turn

procedure

string

🪢

chain

progression

line

run

row

ordering

step

consecution

chronological sequence

chronological succession

train

🚋

successiveness

sequel

process

rank

number

🔢

arrangement

course

immediacy

rotation

continuum

continuation

consequence

grade

suite

system

subsequence

sort

stage

file

episode

sequencing

entourage

program

array

range

suit

coordinate

chase

continuity

arrange

continuance

caucus

hierarchy

Translations

séquence

suite

sequenza

Reihenfolge

secuencia

sequência

ακολουθία

seqüència

successione

Folge

serie

succession

sucesión

Reihe

Sequenz

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsiːkwəns/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: sequence

In summary

From Middle English sequence, from Old French sequence (“a sequence of cards, answering verses”), from Late Latin sequentia (“a following”), from Latin sequēns (“following”), from sequī (“to follow”); see sequent.

Sentences

Each new campaign incorporating the theme retained the same animated sequence .