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repetition vs sequence

sequence vs repetition

repetition and sequence both are nouns.

repetition is not a verb while sequence is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
repetition Yes No No No
sequence Yes No Yes No
As nouns, sequence is a hyponym of repetition; that is, sequence is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than repetition:
  • repetition: an event that repeats
  • sequence: several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys
Other hyponyms of repetition include cycle, rematch, replay, recurrence, return.
repetition (noun) sequence (noun)
the act of doing or performing again the action of following in order
the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie
an event that repeats 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
repetition (verb) sequence (verb)
arrange in a sequence
determine the order of constituents in
Difference between repetition and sequence

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