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sequel

sequel

173 3.1
A book, film, or play that continues the story of an earlier one
  • noun
  • /ˈsiːkwəl/
translation icon : 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
57 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
5 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

28 3.4

A story or film that shows events before the original work

Compounds

8.2

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

How Related

continuation
  • Literature
5 4.1
sequel
173 3.1
spin-off
12 3.7
to reimagine
9 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.