sequel

ˈsiːkwəl

Definition

Definition of sequel - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

storytellingnarrative continuing a previous story

The sequel to the movie was even more thrilling.

continuation

follow-up

literaturepublished work continuing an earlier story

The sequel to the popular novel was released last year..

continuation

follow-up

successor

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Expressions with sequel

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spiritual sequel

work inspired by another, sharing similar themes or styles

The film is a spiritual sequel to the original classic.

Origin of sequel

Latin, sequela (that which follows)

Terms with sequel included in their meaning

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DKC2

acr.

acr: Donkey Kong Country 2

sequel of Donkey Kong Country

seq

abbr.

abr: sequel

story or movie that continues a previous one

seq.

abbr.

abr: sequel

story that continues from a previous one

Examples of sequel in a sentence

The sequel explored new adventures of the hero.
Fans eagerly awaited the sequel to the blockbuster movie.
The author announced a sequel to his debut book.

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French:suite, ...
German:Fortsetzung, ...
Italian:seguito, sequel, ...
Spanish:secuela, ...
Portuguese:continuação, sequência, ...
Chinese:续集, ...
Japanese:続編, 後編, ...
Arabic:تَتِمَّة, جُزْء ثَانٍ, ...
Hebrew:הֶמְשֵׁךְ, סִיקְוֶול, ...
Russian:продолжение, ...
Ukrainian:сиквел, ...
Hindi:अगली कड़ी, उत्तरकथा, ...
Bengali:সিক্যুয়েল, পরবর্তী খণ্ড, ...
Catalan:seqüela, ...
Czech:pokračování, následné dílo, ...
Danish:fortsættelse, opfølger, ...
Dutch:vervolg, sequel, ...
Greek:συνέχεια, ...
Hungarian:folytatás, utókötet, ...
Khmer:រឿងភាគបន្ត, ស្នាដៃបន្ត, ...
Korean:속편, ...
Persian:دنباله, قسمت بعدی, ...
Polish:kontynuacja, sequel, ...
Portuguese (BR):sequência, continuação, ...
Romanian:continuare, sequel, ...
Swedish:uppföljare, fortsättning, ...
Thai:ภาคต่อ, ตอนต่อ, ...
Turkish:devam, devam romanı, ...
Vietnamese:phần tiếp theo, ...

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