ˈsi:kwəns n. & v. --n. 1
succession,
coming after or
next. 2
order of succession (shall
follow the sequence of events;
give the facts in
historical sequence). 3 a set of things belonging next to
one another on
some principle of order; a
series without gaps. 4 a
part of a
film dealing
with one
scene or
topic. 5 a set of poems on one
theme. 6 a set of
three or
more playing-cards next to one another in
value. 7 Mus.
repetition of a
phrase or
melody at a higher or lower pitch. 8 Eccl. a
hymn said or
sung after the
Gradual or
Alleluia that precedes the
Gospel. 9 succession without
implication of
causality (opp. CONSEQUENCE). --v.tr. 1
arrange in a
definite order. 2 Biochem.
ascertain the sequence of monomers in (esp. a
polypeptide or nucleic acid). øsequence of tenses Gram. the
dependence of the tense of a
subordinate verb on the tense of the
principal verb,
according to
certain rules (e.g. I
think you are, thought you
were, wrong). øøsequencer n. [ME f. LL sequentia f. L sequens pres. part. of sequi follow]
