sequel

C1 Topic:Entertainment & Leisure

US /ˈsiːkwəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #15738

Meanings

1

noun
A book, film, or play that continues the story of an earlier one.

The film was so popular that they made a sequel.
2

noun
Something that happens after, and as a result of, an earlier event.

The court case was a sad sequel to the family dispute.

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1 noun · a book, film, or play that... continuation

2 noun · something that happens... aftermath

Etymology

From Middle English sequele, sequelle, sequile, from Middle French sequele, sequelle and its etymon, Latin sequēla, from sequī (“to follow”). Doublet of sequela.

*sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European sequele Middle English sequēla Latin

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# sequel

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈsiːkwəl/
**Frequency rank:** 15738

## Meanings
1. A book, film, or play that continues the story of an earlier one.
2. Something that happens after, and as a result of, an earlier event.

## Examples
- The film was so popular that they made a sequel.
- The court case was a sad sequel to the family dispute.

## Synonyms
- postquel

## Antonyms
- prequel

## Derived Forms
- cheapquel
- fivequel
- fourquel
- interquel
- legacyquel
- legasequel
- midquel
- nonsequel
- postquel
- pre-sequel
- prequel
- requel

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *sekʷ-
- Root: sequele
- Root: sequēla

## Etymology
From Middle English sequele, sequelle, sequile, from Middle French sequele, sequelle and its etymon, Latin sequēla, from sequī (“to follow”). Doublet of sequela.

## AI Etymology
Sequel is from Middle English sequele, sequelle, sequile, from Middle French sequele, sequelle and its etymon, Latin sequēla, from sequī (“to follow”). Doublet of sequela. In present-day use, it can mean a book, film, or play that continues the story of an earlier one, or something that happens after, and as a result of, an earlier event. Derived formations include cheapquel, fivequel, fourquel, interquel, legacyquel.

## Topics
- Entertainment & Leisure

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