sequel

noun

se·​quel ˈsē-kwəl How to pronounce sequel (audio)
 also  -ˌkwel
1
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

Examples of sequel in a Sentence

The new film is a sequel to the very successful comedy that came out five years ago. He is busy writing the book's sequel. There is an interesting sequel to my date with her that I'll share with you later.
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Tim Lammers For example, the recent Warner Bros. Joker sequel—Joker: Folie à Deux—opened in theaters on October 4 but after bombing with moviegoers pivoted to PVOD 25 days later, on October 29. Tim Lammers, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 Scott Free has to re-earn its spot on the team whenever a new sequel or prequel is explored. James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024 There is no myth or epic for the Trump situation; no surviving sequel to the Iliad in which Greek warriors openly cling to the wooden horse, brandishing their weapons and declaring death to the Trojans, and yet half of the Trojans want to drag the statue into the city anyway. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024 So, The Great Circle’s placement within the Indiana Jones timeline as a sequel to Raiders was a dream come true. George Yang, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sequel 

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of sequel was in the 15th century

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Cite this Entry

“Sequel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sequel. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

sequel

noun
se·​quel ˈsē-kwəl How to pronounce sequel (audio)
1
: an event that follows or comes afterward : result
2
: a book, motion picture, or television program that continues a story begun in a preceding one
Etymology

Middle English sequel, sequele "follower, series," from early French sequelle (same meaning), from Latin sequella, sequela "follower," from sequi "to follow" — related to consecutive, pursue, second entry 1, sequence

Medical Definition

sequel

noun
se·​quel
ˈsē-kwəl also -ˌkwel
: sequela
gangrene is … a sequel of woundsRobert Chawner

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