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se·quel

[see-kwuh

l] Pronunciation Key

–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 sequéla what follows, equiv. to sequ(ī) to follow + -éla n. suffix

]

—Synonyms 3. aftermath, upshot, outgrowth, end.

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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

se·quel (sē'kwəl) Pronunciation Key
n.

Something that follows; a continuation.
A literary, dramatic, or cinematic work whose narrative continues that of a preexisting work.
A result or consequence. See Synonyms at effect.

[Middle English sequele, from Old French sequelle, from Latin sequēla, from sequī, to follow; see sek^w-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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.

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WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This

sequel
noun
1.	something that follows something else
2.	a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it

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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
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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Free On-line Dictionary of Computing - Cite This Source - Share This

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/).

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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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