sequel

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (dated) The events, collectively, which follow a previously mentioned event; the aftermath.
  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.
  3. Any text that continues on from another text.
  4. The remainder of the text; what follows. Used exclusively in the set phrase "in the sequel".
  5. (Scotland, historical) Thirlage.
  6. (obsolete) A person's descendants.

Fréquence

C2
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈsiːkwəl/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

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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