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NGSL Rank: 1957
sequence
ˈsiːkw(ə)ns Listen
Meanings
noun
  • a particular order in which related things follow each other.
    E.g. the content of the programme should follow a logical sequence
  • a set of related events, movements, or items that follow each other in a particular order.
    E.g. a gruelling sequence of exercises
  • a part of a film dealing with one particular event or topic.
    E.g. the famous underwater sequence
  • (in the Eucharist) a hymn said or sung after the Gradual or Alleluia that precedes the Gospel.
verb
  • arrange in a particular order.
    E.g. trainee librarians decide how a set of misfiled cards could be sequenced
  • play or record (music) with a sequencer.

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