sequence

Main Entry:: ¹se·quence
Pronunciation:: \ˈsē-kwən(t)s, -ˌkwen(t)s\
Function:: 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> 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 parts4 a: consequence , result b: a subsequent development5: continuity of progression <the narrative sequence>

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