Noun

(en noun)

An arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure or pattern.

An image associated with a group of stars.

(astronomy) Any of the 88 officially recognized regions of the sky, including all stars and celestial bodies in the region.

(astrology) The configuration of planets at a given time (notably of birth), as used for determining a horoscope.

(figuratively) A wide, seemingly unlimited assortment.

* A constellation of possibilities.

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A configuration or grouping.

* Your computer's software constellation helps you do your work faster.

Noun

(en noun)

A set of things next to each other in a set order; a series

A series of musical phrases where a theme or melody is repeated, with some change each time, such as in pitch or length (example: opening of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony ).

A musical composition used in some Catholic Masses between the readings. The most famous sequence is the Dies Irae (Day of Wrath) formerly used in funeral services.

(mathematics) An ordered list of objects.

A subsequent event; a consequence or result.

* 1891 , Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country , Nebraska 2005, pp. 12-13:

he found no words to convey the impressions he had received; then he gave way to the anger always the sequence of the antagonism of opinion between them.

A series of shots that depict a single action or style in a film, television show etc.

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(card games) A meld consisting of three or more cards of successive ranks in the same suit, such as the four, five and six of hearts.