sequel
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sequel
- /ˈsiːkwəl/
Rhymes with -iːkwəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English sequele, sequelle, sequile, from Middle French sequele, sequelle and its etymon, Latin sequēla, from sequī (“to follow”). Doublet of sequela.
noun sequels
- The events, collectively, which follow a previously mentioned event; the aftermath. Now here Chriſtian was worſe put to it then in his fight with Apollyon, as by the ſequel you ſhall ſee.
- A narrative that is written after another narrative set in the same universe, especially a narrative that is chronologically set after its predecessors, or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative that has a preceding narrative of its own.
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Synonym of postquel; a narrative work that follows-on and is set after an prior existing work.
Similar: postquel
- Any text that continues on from another text. It greatly resembles the Rabbinical account of the origin of the Mazckeen, which the reader will meet in the sequel.
- The remainder of the text; what follows. Used exclusively in the set phrase "in the sequel". In the sequel we restrict ourselves to “nice” cases without going into details about the nicety conditions which have to be fulfilled (see, e.g., Freudenthal [1]).
- Thirlage.
- A person's descendants.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: subsequence, continuation, follow-up, following, consequential, consequence, resulting, result, by-product, complement, series, completeness, response, extension, continued, title
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noun a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
| Español | secuela |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 후편 hupyeon, 속편 sokpyeon |
| 日本語 | 続編 zokuhen, 続き tsuzuki |
| 中文 | 續集 /续集 xùjí |
| Português | sequência, continuação, sequela |
| Français | suite |
| Deutsch | Fortsetzung, Folge |
| Italiano | seguito |
| Ελληνικά | συνέχεια synécheia |
| Русский | продолже́ние prodolžénije, си́квел síkvɛl |
| עברית | המשך hemsheikh |
noun aftermath
| Español | secuela |
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title = {sequel},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sequel},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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