succession sequence | the action of following in order, he played the trumps in sequence |
sequence episode | film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie |
sequence chronological sequence succession successiveness chronological succession | a following of one thing after another in time, the doctor saw a sequence of patients |
theme motif | a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work, it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme |
root root word base stem theme radical | (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed, thematic vowels are part of the stem |
composition paper report theme | an essay (especially one written as an assignment), he got an A on his composition |
subject topic theme | the subject matter of a conversation or discussion, he didn't want to discuss that subject, it was a very sensitive topic, his letters were always on the theme of love |
accent accent mark | a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation |
acute accent acute ague | a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation |
grave accent grave | a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation |
theme song | a melody that recurs and comes to represent a musical play or movie |
signature signature tune theme song | a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio tv program |
theme melodic theme musical theme idea | (music) melodic subject of a musical composition, the theme is announced in the first measures, the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it |
stress emphasis accent | the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch), he put the stress on the wrong syllable |
tonic accent pitch accent | emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudness |
word stress word accent | the distribution of stresses within a polysyllabic word |
accent speech pattern | distinctive manner of oral expression, he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent, she had a very clear speech pattern |
dialect idiom accent | the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people, the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English, he has a strong German accent, it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy |
sequence | several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys |
Fibonacci sequence | a sequence of numbers in which each number equals the sum of the two preceding numbers |
sequence | serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern, the sequence of names was alphabetical, he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA |
theme park | an amusement park that is organized around some theme (as the world of tomorrow) |
emphasis accent | special importance or significance, the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis, the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents |
sequence | arrange in a sequence |
sequence | determine the order of constituents in, They sequenced the human genome |
stress accent accentuate | put stress on, utter with an accent, In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word |
stress emphasize emphasise punctuate accent accentuate | to stress, single out as important, Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet |
theme | provide with a particular theme or motive, the restaurant often themes its menus |