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sequel

noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈsiːkwəl/
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  • rhymes with -iːkwəl
  • CMU ARPABET: S IY1 K W AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, narratology, sciences

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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

Qualifier: by restriction

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, narratology, sciences

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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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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
Real reading context

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