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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.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English sequel(e) < Latin sequēla what follows, equivalent to sequ(ī) to follow + -ēla noun suffix
1375–1425; late Middle English sequel(e) < Latin sequēla what follows, equivalent to sequ(ī) to follow + -ēla noun suffix
Synonyms
3. aftermath, upshot, outgrowth, end.
3. aftermath, upshot, outgrowth, end.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
sequel
c.1420, "train of followers," from O.Fr. sequelle, from L.L. sequela "that which follows, result, consequence," from sequi "to follow," from PIE base *sekw- (cf. Skt. sacate "accompanies, follows," Avestan hacaiti, Gk. hepesthai "to follow," Lith. seku "to follow," L. secundus "second, the following,"
EXPANDO.Ir. sechim "I follow"). Meaning "consequence" is attested from 1477. Meaning "story that follows and continues another" first recorded 1513.
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Cultural Dictionary
sequel definition
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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