sequence

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
  2. noun a following of one thing after another in time
  3. noun film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie

Etymology

From Middle English sequence, from Old French sequence (“a sequence of cards, answering verses”), from Late Latin sequentia (“a following”), from Latin sequēns (“following”), from sequī (“to follow”); see sequent.

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