sequence
[noun]
Synonyms: succession, arrangement, chain, course, cycle, order, progression, series

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Related Words: arrangement, disposition, ordering, procession, classification, grouping, placement

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I. se‧quence W2 AC /ˈsiːkwəns/ noun
[Word Family: noun: sequence, sequencing; verb: sequence; adverb: sequentially; adjective: sequential]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Late Latin; Origin: sequentia, from Latin sequi 'to follow']

1. [uncountable and countable] the order that something happens or exists in, or the order it is supposed to happen or exist in
in a ... sequence
The questions should be asked in a logical sequence.
Be careful to perform the actions in the correct sequence.
in sequence
Number them in sequence, 1, 2, 3 etc.
out of sequence
The chapters may be studied out of sequence.

2. [countable] a series of related events, actions etc that happen or are done in a particular order
sequence of
He’s had a sequence of business failures.
the sequence of events leading up to the war

3. [countable] one part of a story, film etc that deals with a single subject or action Synonym : scene:
the dream sequence in the film

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II. See main entry: sequencing

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sequence
noun
ADJ. complete, whole | continuous | complex | correct | opening | closing | alphabetical, chronological, logical, natural, random The article describes the chronological sequence of events.
action, dance, dream, film | DNA, gene
VERB + SEQUENCE complete Complete the following sequence: 1, 4, 8, 13 …
follow We had to follow a complex sequence of movements.
PREP. in ~ The book is more satisfying if you read each chapter in sequence.
in a/the ~ The heroine dies in the closing sequence of the film.
~ of
PHRASES a sequence of events

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