(~s)
1.
A ~ of events or things is a number of events or things that come one after another in a particular order.
...the ~ of events which led to the murder.
...a dazzling ~ of novels by John Updike.
= series
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2.
A particular ~ is a particular order in which things happen or are arranged.
...the colour ~ yellow, orange, purple, blue, green and white...
The chronological ~ gives the book an element of structure.
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3.
A film ~ is a part of a film that shows a single set of actions.
The best ~ in the film occurs when Roth stops at a house he used to live in.
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4.
A gene ~ or a DNA ~ is the order in which the elements making up a particular gene are combined.
The project is nothing less than mapping every gene ~ in the human body.
...the complete DNA ~ of the human genome.
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