sequel

American  

[see-kwuhl] / ˈsi kwəl /

noun

1. a literary work, movie, etc., that is complete in itself but continues the narrative of a preceding work.

2. an event or circumstance following something; subsequent course of affairs.

3. a result, consequence, or inference.

   Synonyms:

   end, outgrowth, upshot, aftermath

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sequel British  

/ ˈsiːkwəl /

noun

1. anything that follows from something else; development

2. a consequence or result

3. a novel, play, etc, that continues a previously related story

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sequel Cultural  

1. A narrative or dramatic work complete in itself but designed to follow an earlier one. Through the Looking-Glass is a sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland; The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

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Etymology

Origin of sequel

1375–1425; late Middle English sequel ( e ) < Latin sequēla what follows, equivalent to sequ ( ī ) to follow + -ēla noun suffix

Example Sentences

Debuting in third place with $8 million was Lionsgate's "I Can Only Imagine 2," a sequel about the singer who wrote and performed the number one Christian single of all time.

From Barron's

The sequel lacked the drama of their first fight.

From BBC

It was a huge success, spawning several subsequent sequels, as well as a Buzz Lightyear spin-off.

From BBC

The newly released trailer for the Pixar sequel finds Woody, Buzz and Jessie staring at the terrifying soft edges and glass surface of a child’s tablet.

From Salon

“I mean, why wait 15 years to do a sequel or whatever you call the third one?”

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• conclusion
• ending
• sequence
• series