sequel

Meanings

1. 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. 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.

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

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