sequence

Meaning

Noun

1. A set of things next to each other in a set order; a series
2. The state of being sequent or following; order of succession.
3. 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. 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. An ordered list of objects, typically indexed with natural numbers.
6. A subsequent event; a consequence or result.
7. A series of shots that depict a single action or style in a film, television show etc.
8. 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. To arrange (something) in an order.
2. 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. To produce (music) with a sequencer.
4. To proceed through a sequence or series of things.

Concepts

sequence

order

series

succession

procedure

turn

chain

string

progression

line

row

run

ordering

sequel

process

rotation

step

chronological sequence

chronological succession

successiveness

course

train

arrangement

consecution

rank

immediacy

number

consequence

continuation

entourage

file

grade

continuum

system

episode

subsequence

suit

suite

range

sequencing

program

array

stage

sort

chase

claim

connection

logic

rest

serial

order of succession

instruction

protocol

state in order

time

level

implication

inference

reasoning

cycle

round

continuance

continuity

unbrokenness

sq.

batch

seq

method

propriety

regularity

rule

attendance

following

retinue

subsequency

coherence

cohesion

aftereffect

conclusion

effect

outcome

outgrowth

result

return

score

upshot

filch

flight

inning

set

collective

stratigraphic sequence

time sequence

degree

second-rate

secondary

hierarchy

code

routine

facility

clip

instance

action

activity

queue

temporal order

accommodate

adjust

arrange

book

caucus

collate

coordinate

dispose

distribute

dress

fix

fix up

hold

line up

marshal

mount

orchestrate

organise

organize

provide

put up

stagger

straighten

tee up

unclutter

unravel

kelter

kilter

shape

act

scene

priority

scale

procedures

results

logical

reasonable

sequela

rounds

sequences

unsettle

phase

follow

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsiːkwəns/

Etymology

From Middle English sequence, borrowed 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.