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English noun: sequence | |||
| 1. | sequence (group) serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern | ||
| Samples | The sequence of names was alphabetical. He invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | series | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cistron, codon, combination, combination, factor, Fibonacci sequence, gene, string | ||
| 2. | sequence (attribute) a following of one thing after another in time | ||
| Samples | The doctor saw a sequence of patients. | ||
| Synonyms | chronological sequence, chronological succession, succession, successiveness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | temporal arrangement, temporal order | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | pelting, rain, rotation, row, run | ||
| 3. | sequence (artifact) film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie | ||
| Synonyms | episode | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | film, photographic film | ||
| Part meronym | film, flick, motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, picture, picture show | ||
| 4. | sequence (act) the action of following in order | ||
| Samples | He played the trumps in sequence. | ||
| Synonyms | succession | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | order, ordering | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | alternation, chess opening, opening | ||
| 5. | sequence (event) several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | repeat, repetition | ||
English verb: sequence | |||
| 1. | sequence (cognition) arrange in a sequence | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | grade, order, place, range, rank, rate | ||
| 2. | sequence (communication) determine the order of constituents in | ||
| Samples | They sequenced the human genome. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ascertain, determine, find, find out | ||
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