sequel

noun se·quel \ˈsē-kwəl also -ˌkwel\

: a book, movie, etc., that continues a story begun in another book, movie, etc.

: something that happens after and usually as a result of a previous event

Full Definition of SEQUEL

a : subsequent development

b : the next installment (as of a speech or story); especially : a literary, cinematic, or televised work continuing the course of a story begun in a preceding one

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Origin of SEQUEL

Middle English, from Anglo-French sequele, from Latin sequela, from sequi to follow — more at sue

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to SEQUEL

Synonyms: aftereffect, aftermath, backwash, child, conclusion, consequence, corollary, development, fate, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, precipitate, product, result, resultant, effect, sequence, upshot

Antonyms: antecedent, causation, cause, occasion, reason

Other Performing Arts Terms

diva, dramaturgy, loge, prestidigitation, proscenium, supernumerary, zany

Rhymes with SEQUEL

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SEQUEL Defined for Kids

sequel

noun se·quel \ˈsē-kwəl\

Definition of SEQUEL for Kids

: a book or movie that continues a story begun in another

: an event that follows or comes afterward : result

Word Root of SEQUEL

The Latin word sequī, meaning “to follow,” and its form secutus give us the roots sequ and sec. Words from the Latin sequī have something to do with following. Something second follows what came first. A sequel is a book or movie that follows another and continues the story. A sequence is the order in which one thing follows another. A consequence is a result that follows from a condition or action.

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