sequence

/sˈikwəns/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
   “the sequence of names was alphabetical”
2. a following of one thing after another in time
   “the doctor saw a sequence of patients”
3. film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie
4. the action of following in order
   “he played the trumps in sequence”
5. several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys

verb

1. arrange in a sequence
2. determine the order of constituents in
   “They sequenced the human genome”

Synonyms for sequence

• chronological sequence
• succession
• successiveness
• chronological succession
• episode

Words that rhyme with sequence

• subsequence