sequence (n.)

  1. serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern; the sequence of names was alphabetical; he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA'

  2. a following of one thing after another in time; the doctor saw a sequence of patients

    [ Syn: chronological sequence , succession , successiveness , chronological succession ]

  3. film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie

    [ Syn: episode ]

  4. the action of following in order; he played the trumps in sequence

    [ Syn: succession ]

  5. several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys

    sequence (v.)

  1. arrange in a sequence

  2. determine the order of constituents in; They sequenced the human genome'

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