sequence

Definitions


[ˈsiːkwəns], (Noun)

Definitions:
- 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 gruellingsequence 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


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Origin:
late Middle English (in sequence): from late Latin sequentia, from Latin sequent- ‘following’, from the verb sequi ‘follow’


[ˈsiːkwəns], (Verb)

Definitions:
- 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


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in sequence): from late Latin sequentia, from Latin sequent- ‘following’, from the verb sequi ‘follow’




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