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Webster 1913 Edition


Sequel

Se′quel

(sē′kwĕl)
,
Noun.
[L.
sequela
, fr.
sequit
to follow: cf. F.
séquelle
a following. See
Sue
to follow.]
1.
That which follows; a succeeding part; continuation;
as, the
sequel
of a man’s advantures or history
.
O, let me say no more!
Gather the
sequel
by that went before.
Shakespeare
2.
Consequence; event; effect; result;
as, let the sun cease, fail, or swerve, and the
sequel
would be ruin
.
3.
Conclusion; inference.
[R.]
Whitgift.

Webster 1828 Edition


Sequel

SE'QUEL

,
Noun.
[L. sequor, to follow.]
1. That which follows; a succeeding part; as the sequel of a man's adventures or history.
2. Consequence; event. Lit the sun or moon cease, fail or swerve, and the sequel would be ruin.
3. Consequence inferred; consequentialness. [Little used.]

Definition 2024


sequel

sequel

English

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sequel (plural sequels)

  1. (narratology) 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.

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