sequel

[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.

   Synonyms: end, outgrowth, upshot, aftermath

sequel

/ ˈsiːkwəl /

noun

1. anything that follows from something else; development

2. a consequence or result

3. a novel, play, etc, that continues a previously related story

sequel

1. A narrative or dramatic work complete in itself but designed to follow an earlier one. Through the Looking-Glass is a sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland; The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sequel¹

1375–1425; late Middle English sequel ( e ) < Latin sequēla what follows, equivalent to sequ ( ī ) to follow + -ēla noun suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of sequel¹

C15: from Late Latin sequēla, from Latin sequī to follow

Example Sentences

However, there is no way to consider any movie sequel to be completely divorced from previous chapters’ racial optics.

From Salon

Meanwhile another X user joked they had "beat the hardest boss" - accompanied by an image showing their purchase of the Hollow Knight sequel had gone through.

From BBC

The miss reignited a debate about audience interest in original animated films, which have had a harder time at the box office than sequels or movies based on existing intellectual property.

From Los Angeles Times

From a Bruce Springsteen biopic to the movie version of Stephen King’s “The Running Man” to the “Wicked” sequel, here are the movies to look forward to this fall.

From Los Angeles Times

Since then, she has focused on acting, earning an Oscar nomination for her role as Glinda in Wicked, with the sequel Wicked: For Good due for release this November.

From BBC

Related Words

• conclusion 
• ending 
• sequence 
• series