sequel

  • 21sequel — UK [ˈsiːkwəl] / US [ˈsɪkwəl] noun [countable] Word forms sequel : singular sequel plural sequels 1) literature a book, film, play etc that continues the story of an earlier one She has written a sequel to Jane Austen s Pride and Prejudice . 2)… …

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  • 22sequel — n. a sequel to * * * [ siːkwəl] a sequel to …

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  • 23sequel — se|quel [ˈsi:kwəl] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: sequelle, from Latin sequela, from sequi; SEQUENCE] 1.) a book, film, play etc that continues the story of an earlier one, usually written or made by the same person →↑prequel ▪ Star… …

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  • 24Sequel — Se|quel [ si:kwəl] das; s, s <aus engl. sequel »Folge, Fortsetzung«, dies über mittelfr. séquelle aus lat. sequel(l)a »Folge« zu sequi, vgl. ↑Sequenz> Fortsetzungsfilm, bes. als Nachfolgefilm eines großen Erfolgs [mit gleichem Personenkreis …

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  • 25sequel — noun 1) the film inspired a sequel Syn: follow up, continuation 2) the immediate sequel to the coup was an armed uprising Syn: consequence, result, upshot, outcome, development, issue, postscript; effect, aftereffec …

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  • 26sequel — n. 1 what follows (esp. as a result). 2 a novel, film, etc., that continues the story of an earlier one. Phrases and idioms: in the sequel as things developed afterwards. Etymology: ME f. OF sequelle or L sequel(l)a f. sequi follow …

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  • 27sequel — A major operation that follows the current major operation. Plans for a sequel are based on the possible outcomes (success, stalemate, or defeat) associated with the current operation. See also branch …

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  • 28sequel — /see kweuhl/, n. 1. a literary work, movie, etc., that is complete in itself but continues the narrative of a preceding work. 2. an event or circumstance following something; subsequent course of affairs. 3. a result, consequence, or inference.… …

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  • 29sequel — se·quel sē kwəlalso .kwel n SEQUELA <gangrene is...a sequel of wounds (Robert Chawner)> * * * se·quel (seґkwəl) sequela …

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  • 30sequel — noun 1》 a published, broadcast, or recorded work that continues the story or develops the theme of an earlier one. 2》 something that takes place after or as a result of an earlier event. Phrases in the sequel Brit. formal as things develop.… …

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