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se⋅quel

[see-kwuhl]
–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


3. aftermath, upshot, outgrowth, end.
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se·quel   (sē'kwəl)   
n.  
  1. Something that follows; a continuation.

  2. A literary, dramatic, or cinematic work whose narrative continues that of a preexisting work.

  3. A result or consequence. See Synonyms at effect.


[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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: se·quel
Pronunciation: 'sE-kw&l also -"kwel
Function: noun
: SEQUELA sequel of wounds —Robert Chawner>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Computing Dictionary

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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