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 parts
4 a : consequence, result b : a subsequent development
5 : continuity of progression <the narrative sequence>