First Known Use: 15th century
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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
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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
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
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Rhymes with SEQUEL
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SEQUEL Defined for Kids
sequel
noun se·quel \ˈsē-kwəl\
Definition of SEQUEL for Kids
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: a book or movie that continues a story begun in another
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: 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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sequel
noun se·quel \ˈsē-kwəl also -ˌkwel\
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