repeat vs sequence

sequence vs repeat

repeat and sequence both are nouns.

repeat and sequence both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
repeat	Yes	No	Yes	No
sequence	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, sequence is a hyponym of repeat; that is, sequence is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than repeat:

repeat: an event that repeats
sequence: several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys

Other hyponyms of repeat include cycle, rematch, replay, recurrence, return.

repeat (noun)	sequence (noun)
an event that repeats	the action of following in order
	film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie
	a following of one thing after another in time
	several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys
	serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern

repeat (verb)	sequence (verb)
happen or occur again	arrange in a sequence
to say, state, or perform again	determine the order of constituents in
to say again or imitate
make or do or perform again
repeat an earlier theme of a composition
do over

Difference between repeat and sequence

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