sequence

sequence
I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin sequentia, from Late Latin, sequel, literally, act of following, from Latin sequent-, sequens, present participle of sequi Date: 14th century 1. a hymn in irregular meter between the gradual and Gospel in masses for special occasions (as Easter) 2. a continuous or connected series: as a. an extended series of poems united by a single theme <
a sonnet sequence
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b. three or more playing cards usually of the same suit in consecutive order of rank c. a succession of repetitions of a melodic phrase or harmonic pattern each in a new position d. a set of elements ordered so that they can be labeled with the positive integers e. the exact order of bases in a nucleic acid or of amino acids in a protein f. (1) a succession of related shots or scenes developing a single subject or phase of a film story (2) episode 3. a. order of succession b. an arrangement of the tenses of successive verbs in a sentence designed to express a coherent relationship especially between main and subordinate parts 4. a. consequence, result b. a subsequent development 5. continuity of progression <
the narrative sequence
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II. transitive verb (sequenced; sequencing) Date: 1941 1. to arrange in a sequence 2. to determine the sequence of chemical constituents (as amino-acid residues or nucleic-acid bases) in

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  • sequence — late 14c., hymn sung after the Hallelujah and before the Gospel, from O.Fr. sequence answering verses (13c.), from M.L. sequentia a following, a succession, from L. sequentem (nom. sequens), prp. of sequi to follow (see SEQUEL (Cf. sequel)). In… …   Etymology dictionary

  • sequence — [sē′kwəns, sē′kwens΄] n. [MFr < LL, a following < L sequens: see SEQUENT] 1. a) the following of one thing after another in chronological, causal, or logical order; succession or continuity b) the order in which this occurs 2. a continuous… …   English World dictionary

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