Spanish Conversation · Level 109
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Spanish word
secuencia
Pronunciation
IPA/seˈkwenθja/
Meaning
- feminine nounseries
Example
Recibí una secuencia de mensajes.
I received a series of messages.
More examples
¿Puedes seguir la secuencia de mensajes que te envié?
Can you follow the sequence of messages I sent you?
Core concept
A trail of numbered footprints.
Common phrases
seguir la secuencia
follow the sequence
secuencia de mensajes
sequence of messages
secuencia de eventos
sequence of events
Similar words
serie: A succession of similar items or episodes forming a coherent set.
lista: A written or enumerated list of items presented one after another.
orden: A specified arrangement of items according to a decided rule or order.
cadena: A chain of linked elements in which each item connects directly to the next.
Definition in Spanish
Conjunto ordenado de elementos o acciones que se perciben como una continuidad o sucesión.
Word origin
From Latin sequentia 'following things', from sequor 'to follow', it forms a noun for items occurring one after another.
Usage tips
- In mathematics and programming secuencia implies a strict, formal order, whereas in everyday speech it often labels a set of steps or linked events.
Other meanings
- ordernoun
Opposites
- azarchancenoun
- aleatoriedadrandomnessnoun
Related words
- secuencialsequentialadjective