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sequel

sequel

163 3.1
A book, film, or play that continues the story of an earlier one
  • noun
  • /ˈsiːkwəl/
: secuela
  • We don't know yet, but if he does, there may be a sequel to this story.
  • sequel to the story
  • write a sequel
  • sequel to the book

His new film is an Inconvenient Sequel, Truth to Power.

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Examples

  • It's the rare sequel that surpasses the original.

  • His next novel, The Middle of Nowhere, is a sequel to Voyage of the Star Wolf.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Uh, they want me to do a sequel.

  • Please look forward to the sequel!

  • Of course, there is a sequel.

  • And when will the sequel to the world's most popular fantasy game be released?

    Fiction book (2001)
  • His new film is an Inconvenient Sequel, Truth to Power.

  • I recently watched Croods the New Age, the sequel to the Croods.

  • After that I read These Twisted Bonds, which is the sequel to These Hollow Vows.

  • The first edition covered winter and spring; this sequel will cover summer through fall.

Synonyms

follow-up
vssequel
41 3.1

A work that continues an earlier book or project

applies only to a narrative creative work that continues the earlier story
continuation
vssequel
  • Literature
7 4.1

A new part added to a book or play that shows more of the story

continues the story as a separate new work rather than an added part

Antonyms

30 3.4

A story or film that shows events before the original work

Compounds

1 8.2

A later film that is poor and disappoints fans of the original

How Related

continuation
  • Literature
7 4.1
sequel
163 3.1
spin-off
24 3.7
to reimagine
11 4.7

Surface Forms

sequel singular
sequels plural

Etymology

The word sequel comes from the Latin root sequi, which means 'to follow', and it is the same root as sequence. So a sequel is something that 'follows' the first story and continues it.