sequel

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsiːkwəl/, X-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
• requel

Related terms

• sequence
• sequential

Translations

a narrative written after another narrative set in the same universe

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 續集 (cmn), 续集 (cmn) (xùjí)

• Dutch: vervolg (nl)
• Finnish: jatko-osa (fi)
• French: suite (fr) f
• German: Folge (de) f
• Greek: συνέπεια (el) (synépeia)
• Hebrew: המשך (he) (hemsheikh)
• Italian: seguito (it)

• Japanese: 続編 (ja) (ぞくへん, zokuhen), 続き (ja) (つづき, tsuzuki)
• Korean: 후편 (ko) (hupyeon)
• Latin: consequentia narrativa (la)
• Malay: susulan (ms)
• Portuguese: sequência (pt) f, continuação (pt) f
• Russian: продолжение (ru) (prodolžénije) n (кни́ги, фи́льма), сиквел (ru) (síkvɛl) m
• Spanish: secuela (es)
• Swedish: uppföljare (sv) c