noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ˈsiːkwəl/
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rhymes with -iːkwəl
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The events, collectively, which follow a previously mentioned event; the aftermath.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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2
noun
Meaning 2
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
noun
Meaning 3
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.
Synonym of postquel; a narrative work that follows-on and is set after an prior existing work.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: postquel
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Any text that continues on from another text.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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5
noun
Meaning 5
The remainder of the text; what follows. Used exclusively in the set phrase "in the sequel".
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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6
noun
Meaning 6
Thirlage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, historical
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7
noun
Meaning 7
A person's descendants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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8
noun
Meaning 8
a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: continuation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: addendum, supplement, postscript
9
noun
Meaning 9
something that follows something else
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: subsequence
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: result, resultant, final result, outcome, termination
History
Etymology
From Middle English sequele, sequelle, sequile, from Middle French sequele, sequelle and its etymon, Latin sequēla, from sequī (“to follow”). Doublet of sequela.
Across languages
Translations
39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
продължение
(prodǎlženie)
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Catalan:
seqüela
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Chinese Mandarin:
續集 /续集
(xùjí)
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Dutch:
vervolg
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Esperanto:
daŭrigo
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Esperanto:
sekvaĵo
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Finnish:
jatko-osa
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
French:
suite
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
German:
Fortsetzung
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
German:
Folge
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Greek:
συνέχεια
(synécheia)
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Hebrew:
המשך
(hemsheikh)
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Indonesian:
sekuel
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Italian:
seguito
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Japanese:
続編
(zokuhen)
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Japanese:
続き
(tsuzuki)
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Korean:
후편
(hupyeon)
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Korean:
속편
(sokpyeon)
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Northern Kurdish:
berdewamî
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Northern Kurdish:
dûmahî
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Latin:
consequentia narrativa
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Malay:
susulan
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Malay:
sekuel
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Māori:
paki ahumuri
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Māori:
whakahiku
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Norwegian Bokmål:
oppfølger
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Norwegian Nynorsk:
oppfølgar
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Polish:
sequel
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Portuguese:
sequência
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Portuguese:
continuação
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Portuguese:
sequela
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Russian:
продолже́ние
(prodolžénije)
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Russian:
си́квел
(síkvɛl)
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Slovak:
pokračovanie
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Slovak:
diel
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Slovak:
epizóda
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Spanish:
secuela
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Swedish:
uppföljare
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Tagalog:
kasumunod
— a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe