01 n. The state of being sequent; succession; order of following; arrangement.
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That which follows or succeeds as an effect; sequel; consequence; result.“The inevitable sequences of sin and punishment.” — Bp. Hall.
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Simple succession, or the coming after in time, without asserting or implying causative energy; as, the reactions of chemical agents may be conceived as merely invariable sequences.(Philos.)
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Any succession of chords (or harmonic phrase) rising or falling by the regular diatonic degrees in the same scale; a succession of similar harmonic steps.(Mus.)
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A hymn introduced in the Mass on certain festival days, and recited or sung immediately before the gospel, and after the gradual or introit, whence the name.(R.C.Ch.)“Originally the sequence was called a Prose, because its early form was rhythmical prose.” — Shipley.
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Three or more cards of the same suit in immediately consecutive order of value; as, ace, king, and queen; or knave, ten, nine, and eight.(Card Playing)
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the specific order of any linear arrangement of items; as, the sequence of amino acid residues in a protein; the sequence of instructions in a computer program; the sequence of acts in a variety show.