Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in sequence

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables: in- se-quence
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Sequentially, one after another.

Dated

Example Sentences

"He built the house brick by brick in sequence."

Etymology

By surface analysis, in + sequence. Possibly a confusion from Latin īnsequēns (“following, pursuing, next”, present active participle).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: īnsequēns

Usage

Dated

Questions

What does in sequence mean?: Sequentially, one after another.
Where does in sequence come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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