sequence
/ˈsi.kwəns/ noun B1- A set of things next to each other in a set order; a series. · An alphabet follows a sequence.· The risks involved in changing the DNA sequence is higher.
- The state of being sequent or following; order of succession. · Complete the listed tasks in sequence.
- A series of musical phrases where a theme or melody is repeated, with some change each time, such as in pitch or length (example: opening of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony).
- A musical composition used in some Catholic Masses between the readings. The most famous sequence is the Dies Irae (Day of Wrath) formerly used in funeral services.
- An ordered list of objects, typically indexed with natural numbers.
- A series of shots that depict a single action or style in a film, television show, or other video medium.
- A meld consisting of three or more cards of successive ranks in the same suit, such as the four, five and six of hearts.
Plural sequences
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I had the good fortune to seize upon that, and everything which has occurred since then has served to confirm my original supposition, and, indeed, was the logical sequence of it.
You see the whole thing is a chain of logical sequences without a break or flaw.”
“You can imagine, Watson, with what eagerness I listened to this extraordinary sequence of events, and endeavoured to piece them together, and to devise some common thread upon which they might all hang.
Now you clearly see the sequence of events, though you see them, of course, in the inverse order to the way in which they presented themselves to me.
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