sequel

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsiːkwəl/

Noun

sequel (plural sequels)

1. (dated) The events, collectively, which follow a previously mentioned event; the aftermath.
   • John Bunyan (1678) The Pilgrim's Progress: “Now here Christian was worse put to it than in his fight with Apollyon, as by the sequel you shall see.”
2. (narratology) 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. (Scotland, historical) Thirlage.
4. (obsolete) A person's descendants.

Antonyms

• prequel

Translations

• French: suite
• German: Folge, Fortsetzung
• Italian: seguito
• Portuguese: sequência, continuação
• Russian: продолже́ние
• Spanish: secuela

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