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se⋅quel
[see-kwuh
l] 
–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 ME sequel(e) < L sequēla what follows, equiv. to sequ(ī) to follow + -ēla n. suffix
1375–1425; late ME sequel(e) < L sequēla what follows, equiv. to sequ(ī) to follow + -ēla n. suffix
Synonyms:
3. aftermath, upshot, outgrowth, end.
3. aftermath, upshot, outgrowth, end.
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| se·quel (sē'kwəl) n.
[Middle English sequele, from Old French sequelle, from Latin sequēla, from sequī, to follow; see sekw-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
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Sequel
Se"quel\ (s[=e]"kw[e^]l), n. [L. sequela, fr. sequit to follow: cf. F. s['e]quelle a following. See Sue to follow.]1. That which follows; a succeeding part; continuation; as, the sequel of a man's advantures or history. O, let me say no more! Gather the sequel by that went before. --Shak. 2. Consequence; event; effect; result; as, let the sun cease, fail, or swerve, and the sequel would be ruin. 3. Conclusion; inference. [R.] --Whitgift.
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Language Translation for : sequel
Spanish:
secuelasecuela,
German:
die Folge,
Japanese:
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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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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," O.Ir. sechim "I follow"). Meaning "consequence" is attested from 1477. Meaning "story that follows and continues another" first recorded 1513.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: se·quel
Pronunciation: 'sE-kw&l also -"kwel
Function: noun
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Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Sequel
1. Precursor to SQL.
["System R: Relational Approach to Database Management", IBM Res Lab, San Jose, reprinted in Readings in Database Systems].
2. U Leeds. Theorem prover specification language. Pattern matching notation similar to Prolog. Compiled into Lisp.
[Proc ICJAI 13].
(ftp://agora.leeds.ac.uk/scs/logic/).
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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