sequel
The events, collectively, which follow a previously mentioned event; the aftermath.
Noun 4 meanings
The events, collectively, which follow a previously mentioned event; the aftermath.
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.
Any text that continues on from another text.
The remainder of the text; what follows. Used exclusively in the set phrase "in the sequel".
Etymology
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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SEQUEL at a glance
SEQUEL has 6 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (S 1 + E 1 + Q 10 + U 1 + E 1 + L 1) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,279 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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