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opeenvolging

Opeenvolging is a Dutch noun meaning the succession or sequence of things, particularly the order in which events, actions, or items occur or are arranged. In general use it denotes a linear progression where each element follows its predecessor in time or position. The term can describe narrative structures, procedural steps, or any context in which an ordered series is important.

Etymology and usage: The word combines volgen, meaning to follow, with a suffix that marks a process

Applications: In literature, de opeenvolging van gebeurtenissen refers to the sequence of events driving a plot.

See also: sequence, chronology, progression, causality, order, series.

or
state
related
to
sequence.
In
English-language
texts
the
nearest
equivalents
are
'succession',
'sequence',
or
'order
of
progression'.
The
term
is
most
common
in
Dutch-language
writing;
in
translations
it
is
used
to
convey
a
sense
of
uninterrupted
ordering
rather
than
merely
a
list.
In
project
management,
it
might
describe
the
opeenvolging
of
tasks
required
to
complete
a
process.
In
historical
analysis,
researchers
discuss
the
opeenvolging
of
political
regimes
to
trace
changes
over
time.