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sequence

noun verb

the action of following in order

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Word length
8
Starts with
S
Ends with
E
Contains
EQ
Scrabble score
19
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ˈsiːkwəns

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. the action of following in order

    “he played the trumps in sequence”

noun

  1. film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie

noun

  1. a following of one thing after another in time

    “the doctor saw a sequence of patients”

noun

  1. several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys

noun

  1. serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern

    “the sequence of names was alphabetical”

verb

  1. arrange in a sequence

verb

  1. determine the order of constituents in

    “They sequenced the human genome”

In context

Example Sentences

he played the trumps in sequence
the doctor saw a sequence of patients
the sequence of names was alphabetical
he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA
They sequenced the human genome

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