sequel

[see-kwuhl]

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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.

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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3. aftermath, upshot, outgrowth, end.

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Related Words for sequel

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

Examples from the Web for sequel

Contemporary Examples of sequel

And “what kind of person,” Steinberg asks, “dares to write a sequel to the Bible?”
Was ‘The Book of Mormon’ a Great American Novel?
Stefan Beck
January 4, 2015
Were there ever plans for a sequel to Scissorhands, or a continuation of that story?
Tim Burton Talks ‘Big Eyes,’ His Taste For the Macabre, and the ‘Beetlejuice’ Sequel
Marlow Stern
December 17, 2014
Joss Whedon, who is an executive producer and directed the S.H.I.E.L.D. pilot, has his hands full with the Avengers sequel.
The Leaner, Meaner Season 2 of ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’
Jason Lynch
September 22, 2014
But David Simon said, ‘It can’t be a sequel, it has to be a prequel.
Dominic West Talks ‘The Wire’ Movie, Prince Harry, and Why He’s Opposed to Scottish Independence
Marlow Stern
September 16, 2014
The 3D sequel, directed by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller, hits theaters Aug. 22.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt on ‘Sin City’ and Why He Considers Himself a Male Feminist
Marlow Stern
August 14, 2014

Historical Examples of sequel

The second paper of Mr. Gladstone upon the same subject was a sequel to the first.
The Grand Old Man
Richard B. Cook
Her woman's intuition divined a sequel to the afternoon's drama.
Viviette
William J. Locke
It was not the last of my affairs with them, however, as will be seen in the sequel.
Ned Myers
James Fenimore Cooper
The manner in which I gratified this wish, and the consequences to which it led, will be seen in the sequel.
Ned Myers
James Fenimore Cooper
Let us now resume the sequel of the Geographical Description of Louisiana.
The History of Louisiana
Le Page Du Pratz

British Dictionary definitions for sequel

sequel

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

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Word Origin and History for sequel

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.

sequel in Culture

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.