Main Entry: se·quel

Pronunciation: \ˈsē-kwəl also -ˌkwel\

Function: noun

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

Date: 15th century

1 : consequence, result
2 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