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sequel

Pronunciation: /ˈsiːkwəl/

The English word “sequel” has 7 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The events, collectively, which follow a previously mentioned event; the aftermath.
  2. A narrative that is written after another narrative set in the same universe, especially a narrative that is chronologically set after its predecessors, or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative that has a preceding narrative of its own.
  3. Synonym of postquel; a narrative work that follows-on and is set after an prior existing work.
  4. Any text that continues on from another text.
  5. The remainder of the text; what follows. Used exclusively in the set phrase "in the sequel".
  6. Thirlage.
  7. A person's descendants.

Etymology

From Middle English sequele, sequelle, sequile, from Middle French sequele, sequelle and its etymon, Latin sequēla, from sequī (“to follow”). Doublet of sequela.

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