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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024se•quel /ˈsikwəl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Literaturea book, play, etc., that continues the story from a preceding work.
- something that develops from something else:a sequel to the debate.
See -seq-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024se•quel (sē′kwəl),USA pronunciation n. - Literature, Show Businessa literary work, movie, etc., that is complete in itself but continues the narrative of a preceding work.
- an event or circumstance following something;
subsequent course of affairs. - a result, consequence, or inference.
- Latin sequēla what follows, equivalent. to sequ(ī) to follow + -ēla noun, nominal suffix
- late Middle English sequel(e) 1375–1425
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged aftermath, upshot, outgrowth, end.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sequel /ˈsiːkwəl/ n - anything that follows from something else; development
- a consequence or result
- a novel, play, etc, that continues a previously related story
Etymology: 15th Century: from Late Latin sequēla, from Latin sequī to follow |