Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subsequence

/səbsˈikwəns/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: sub-se-quence
IPA: /səbsˈikwəns/

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A subsequent act or thing; a sequel.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The state of being subsequent.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A sequence that is contained within a larger one.

noun

A subset of an array with the same ordering.

Example Sentences

"It must be remembered, that what we call exertion, in our bodily operations, is nothing more, as we have seen, than the subsequence of muscular motion to the feeling which we denominate desire or will; as magnetic action, in a process purely material, is the subsequence of the motion of iron to the approach of a loadstone."

Etymology

From subsequent.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sub
Root: *sekʷ-

Usage

Inflected Forms

subsequences (plural)

Derived Forms

subsubsequence

Frequently Paired Words

substring

Synonyms

posteriority subsequentness sequel

Rhymes With

sequence

Questions

How do you pronounce subsequence?: The recorded pronunciation is /səbsˈikwəns/.
What does subsequence mean?: A subsequent act or thing; a sequel.
Where does subsequence come from?: From subsequent.

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