Meaning

7 senses
  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.

    Fortsetzung, Folge

    продолже́ниеprodolžénije, си́квелsíkvɛl

  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.

  4. Any text that continues on from another text.

  5. The remainder of the text; what follows. Used exclusively in the set phrase "in the sequel".

  6. (Scotland, historical)Thirlage.

  7. (obsolete)A person's descendants.

More definitions
  • a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it
  • something that follows something else

Examples

14 sentences
  1. It's a sequel.

    Це сіквел.

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  2. Did you see the sequel?

    deHast du die Fortsetzung gesehen?

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  3. A sequel was released a year later.

    deEin Jahr später kam eine Fortsetzung heraus.

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  4. I'm looking forward to the sequel of this film.

    deIch freue mich über die Fortsetzung dieses Films.

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  5. Each sequel of this game contains fewer and fewer characters.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe:

Origin

From Middle English sequele, sequelle, sequile, from Middle French sequele, sequelle and i

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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Forms

plural: sequels
Singularsequel
Pluralsequels

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it:continuation
  • something that follows something else:subsequence

Antonyms

1 antonyms
narrative follow-up set after an earlier work:prequel

Word family

25 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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