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  1. 1. n. The state of being sequent; succession; order of following; arrangement. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. That which follows or succeeds as an effect; sequel; consequence; result. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. 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. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. 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. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. A melodic phrase or passage successively repeated one tone higher; a rosalia. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. 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. Source: opted
  7. 7. n. 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. Source: opted
  8. 8. n. All five cards, of a hand, in consecutive order as to value, but not necessarily of the same suit; when of one suit, it is called a sequence flush. Source: opted
  9. 9. n. serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern Source: wordnet
  10. 10. n. a following of one thing after another in time Source: wordnet
  11. 11. n. film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie Source: wordnet
  12. 12. n. the action of following in order Source: wordnet

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