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[ see-kwuhl ]
/ ˈsi kwəl /
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noun

a literary work, movie, etc., that is complete in itself but continues the narrative of a preceding work.
an event or circumstance following something; subsequent course of affairs.
a result, consequence, or inference.

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RELATED WORDS

series, sequence, conclusion, ending, chain, continuation, alternation, result, close, spin-off, row, end, upshot, payoff, issue, development, finish, effect, train, aftermath

Nearby words

  1. seq. luce,
  2. seqq.,
  3. sequacious,
  4. sequaciously,
  5. sequacity,
  6. sequela,
  7. sequelize,
  8. sequence,
  9. sequence ladder,
  10. sequence of tenses

Origin of sequel

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

sequel

/ (ˈsiːkwəl) /

noun

anything that follows from something else; development
a consequence or result
a novel, play, etc, that continues a previously related story

Word Origin for sequel

C15: from Late Latin sequēla, from Latin sequī to follow
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for sequel

sequel

n.

early 15c., "train of followers," from Old French sequelle (14c.), from Late Latin sequela "that which follows, result, consequence," from sequi "to follow, come after, follow after, attend, follow naturally," from PIE root *sekw- (1) "to follow" (cf. Sanskrit sacate "accompanies, follows," Avestan hacaiti, Greek hepesthai "to follow," Lithuanian seku "to follow," Latin secundus "second, the following," Old Irish sechim "I follow"). Meaning "consequence" is attested from late 15c. Meaning "story that follows and continues another" first recorded 1510s.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Culture definitions for sequel

sequel

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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