sequence
1. se.quence \'se--kw*n(t)s, -.kwen(t)s\ n [ME, fr. ML sequentia, fr. LL,
sequel, lit., act of following, fr. L s]equent-, sequens, prp. of sequi 1:
a hymn in irregular meter between the gradual and Gospel in some masses 2:
a continuous or connected series : as 2a: an extended series of poems
united by a single theme {sonnet ~)> 2b: three or more playing cards usu.
of the same suit in consecutive order of rank 2c: a succession of
repetitions of a melodic phrase or harmonic pattern eac h in a new position
2d: a set of elements ordered as are the natural numbers 2e1: a succession
of related shots or scenes developing a single subject or phrase of a film
story 2e2: EPISODE 3a: order of succession 3b: an arrangement of the
tenses of successive verbs in a sentence designed to express a coherent
relationship esp. between main and subordinate parts 4a: CONSEQUENCE,
RESULT 4b: a subsequent development 5: continuity of progression
2. sequence vt : to arrange in a sequence