sequel

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsiːkwəl/, SAMPA: /"si:kw@l/

Etymology

From Latin sequela, from sequi (“to follow”).

Noun

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.

Antonyms

• prequel

Coordinate terms

• midquel

Derived terms

• direct sequel
• distant sequel
• midquel
• prequel

Related terms

• sequence
• sequential

Translations

a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe

Chinese: Mandarin: trad. 續集, simpl. 续集 (xùjí) Dutch: vervolg (nl) Finnish: jatko-osa (1) French: suite (fr) German: Folge (de) Greek: συνέπεια (el) (synépeia) Hebrew: המשך (he) (hemsheikh) Italian: seguito (it)

Japanese: 続編 (zokuhen), 続き (tsuzuki) Korean: Hangul: 후편 Romaja: hupyeon Latin: consequentia narrativa Portuguese: sequência (pt) f., continuação (pt) f. Spanish: secuela (es) Swedish: uppföljare (sv) c.