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sequence
('s/i/kw/@/ns )

noun (n)

  • serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern(noun.group)
    Example:
    The sequence of names was alphabetical.
    He invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA.
    source: wordnet30
  • a following of one thing after another in time(noun.attribute)
    Example:
    The doctor saw a sequence of patients.
    Synonym:
    chronological sequence, chronological succession, succession, successiveness
    source: wordnet30
  • film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    episode
    source: wordnet30
  • the action of following in order(noun.act)
    Example:
    He played the trumps in sequence.
    Synonym:
    succession
    source: wordnet30
  • several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys(noun.event)
    source: wordnet30
  • The state of being sequent; succession; order of following; arrangement.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • arrange in a sequence(verb.cognition)
    source: wordnet30
  • determine the order of constituents in(verb.communication)
    Example:
    They sequenced the human genome.
    source: wordnet30
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