sequel

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/ˈsiːkwəl/

noun

The events, collectively, which follow a previously mentioned event; the aftermath.

Opposite
CommonScrabble 15

Meanings

nounsequel (plural sequels)

plural sequels

  1. datedThe events, collectively, which follow a previously mentioned event; the aftermath.

    Now here Chriſtian was worſe put to it then in his fight with Apollyon, as by the ſequel you ſhall ſee.

    1678, John Bunyan, The Pilgrim’s Progress from This World, to That which is to Come: […], London: […] Nath[aniel] Ponder […], →OCLC, page 75
    1 more example

    In its sixty-year history here, some 4,170 engines of the 4-6-0 type have been constructed. This is the vast sequel of that bold experimental step of the Highland Railway in 1894.

    1954 November, Frank Hewitt, “The First Decade of British 4-6-0 Locomotives—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 747
  2. human sciencesA 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.
    1. by restrictionhuman sciencesSynonym of postquel; a narrative work that follows-on and is set after an prior existing work.

      Synonyms: postquel

  3. Any text that continues on from another text.

    It greatly resembles the Rabbinical account of the origin of the Mazckeen, which the reader will meet in the sequel.

    1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 159
  4. mathematicsThe remainder of the text; what follows. Used exclusively in the set phrase "in the sequel".

    In the sequel we restrict ourselves to “nice” cases without going into details about the nicety conditions which have to be fulfilled (see, e.g., Freudenthal [1]).

    1964, Hans Freudenthal, “Lie Groups in the Foundations of Geometry”, in Advances in Mathematics, volume 1, number 2, page 146
  5. ScotlandhistoricalThirlage.
  6. obsoleteA person's descendants.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of postquel; a narrative work that follows-on and is set after an prior existing work.

Similar

narrative follow-up set after an earlier work

Opposite

More synonyms by meaning

nounsomething that follows something else

Broader
resultresultantfinal result

nouna part added to a book or play that continues and extends it

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinsequēla
  2. Middle Frenchsequele
  3. Middle Englishsequele
  4. Englishsequel

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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Translations

Bulgarian продължение
  • продължение (prodălženie)a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Catalan seqüela
  • seqüelaa narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Chinese Mandarin 續集 /续集
  • 續集 /续集 (xùjí)a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Dutch vervolg
  • vervolga narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Esperanto daŭrigo, sekvaĵo
  • daŭrigoa narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
  • sekvaĵoa narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Finnish jatko-osa
  • jatko-osaa narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
French suite
  • suitea narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
German Fortsetzung, Folge
  • Fortsetzunga narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
  • Folgea narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Greek συνέχεια
  • συνέχεια (synécheia)a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Hebrew המשך
  • המשך (hemsheikh)a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Indonesian sekuel
  • sekuela narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Italian seguito
  • seguitoa narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Japanese 続編, 続き
  • 続編 (zokuhen)a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
  • 続き (tsuzuki)a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Korean 후편, 속편
  • 후편 (hupyeon)a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
  • 속편 (sokpyeon)a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Latin consequentia narrativa
  • consequentia narrativaa narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Malay susulan, sekuel
  • susulana narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
  • sekuela narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Māori paki ahumuri, whakahiku
  • paki ahumuria narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
  • whakahikua narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Norwegian Bokmål oppfølger
  • oppfølgera narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Polish sequel
  • sequela narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Portuguese sequência, continuação
  • sequênciaa narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
  • continuaçãoa narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
  • sequelaa narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Russian продолже́ние, си́квел
  • продолже́ние (prodolžénije)a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
  • си́квел (síkvɛl)a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Slovak pokračovanie, diel
  • pokračovaniea narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
  • diela narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
  • epizódaa narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Spanish secuela, secuela
  • secuelaaftermath
  • secuelaa narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Swedish uppföljare
  • uppföljarea narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe
Tagalog kasumunod
  • kasumunoda narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

sequel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sequel

MLA

“sequel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sequel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sequel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sequel.

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