sequel

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

continuation

consequence

aftereffect

aftermath

outcome

result

sequence

continuity

subsequence

after-effects

resultant

extension

digression

effect

entailment

entourage

issue

leaf

logic

peroration

perpetuation

product

progression

prolongation

repercussion

response

rest

sequela

series

spell

success

succession

trail

latter part

secondary effect

second series

envoi

achievement

sequella

chase

claim

coda

connection

consecutiveness

consequent

consistency

continuance

continuousness

corollary

course

Translations

suite

Folge

continuación

secuela

seguito

Nachspiel

continuação

Fortsetzung

continuazione

vervolg

conseqüência

gevolg

aboutissement

resultado

netice

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsiːkwəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: sequele

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.