Meaning of "sequel" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SEQUEL

From Late Latin sequēla, from Latin sequī to follow.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SEQUEL

sequel  [ˈsiːkwəl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEQUEL

Sequel is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SEQUEL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sequel

A sequel is a narrative, documental, or other work of literature, film, theatre, television, music, or game that continues the story of, or expands upon, some earlier work. In the common context of a narrative work of fiction, a sequel portrays events set in the same fictional universe as an earlier work, usually chronologically following the events of that work. In many cases, the sequel continues elements of the original story, often with the same characters and settings. A sequel can lead to a series, in which key elements appear in a number of stories. Although the difference between more than one sequel and a series is somewhat arbitrary, it is clear that some media franchises have enough sequels to become a series, whether originally planned as such or not. Sequels are attractive to creators and to publishers because there is less risk involved in returning to a story with known popularity rather than developing new and untested characters and settings. Audiences are sometimes eager for more stories about popular characters or settings, making the production of sequels financially appealing. In movies, sequels are common. There are many name formats for sequels.

Definition of sequel in the English dictionary

The first definition of sequel in the dictionary is anything that follows from something else; development. Other definition of sequel is a consequence or result. Sequel is also a novel, play, etc, that continues a previously related story.

SYNONYMS OF «SEQUEL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sequel» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of sequel

conclusion · consequence · continuation · development · end · follow-up · issue · outcome · payoff · result · upshot

TRANSLATION OF SEQUEL

Find out the translation of sequel to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of sequel from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sequel» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 续集
• Translator English - Spanish: continuación
• English: sequel
• Translator English - Hindi: अगली कड़ी
• Translator English - Arabic: نَتِيجَة
• Translator English - Russian: продолжение
• Translator English - Portuguese: continuação
• Translator English - Bengali: পরিণাম
• Translator English - French: suite
• Translator English - Malay: Sekuel
• Translator English - German: Fortsetzung
• Translator English - Japanese: 続篇
• Translator English - Korean: 속편
• Translator English - Javanese: terusan
• Translator English - Vietnamese: cuốn tiếp theo
• Translator English - Tamil: தொடர்ச்சி
• Translator English - Marathi: पर्यवसान
• Translator English - Turkish: netice
• Translator English - Italian: seguito
• Translator English - Polish: dalszy ciąg
• Translator English - Ukrainian: продовження
• Translator English - Romanian: continuare
• Translator English - Greek: συνέχεια
• Translator English - Afrikaans: opvolger
• Translator English - Swedish: fortsättning
• Translator English - Norwegian: fortsettelse

10 QUOTES WITH «SEQUEL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sequel.

1

Fede Alvarez

Maybe because I'm a child of the '80s, but for me, a sequel is a story that follows the previous one, and sometimes if you haven't seen the original, then you don't understand the second one. Like 'Back to the Future 2.' If you haven't seen the first one, you're not going to get anything out of 'Back to the Future 2.'

2

John Badham

I also know that in the second movie, the sequel, Eric made some huge advances with the robot suit. That just made it even better. You put the suit on and moved your arms then the robot's arms would move in sync with yours.

3

Pat Barker

I wasn't thinking of a sequel when I finished 'Life Class.' What changed my mind was the perception that the characters had a lot of life left in them, a lot of unresolved conflicts, and also I became interested in the Tonks pastel portraits of facially disfigured soldiers and in the whole area of facial reconstruction.

4

Jason Biggs

We all approached doing a sequel with great trepidation and skepticism.

5

Jason Blum

There are a lot of parallels between doing a sequel and doing low budget movies, which is they give creative parameters. As a creative person myself, I work better with parameters as opposed to anything goes.

6

Billy Campbell

I would love to see a sequel to 'The Rocketeer.' I'd love to see that! I don't know that I would be in it. I may be a little long in the tooth to play 'The Rocketeer.' But I would love to be a part of that in some form or fashion.

7

Bruce Campbell

'Evil Dead 1' was never supposed to have a sequel.

8

Trudi Canavan

I don't have any specific plans to return to the 'Age of the Five.' If I do, it won't be a sequel.

9

James Collins

The first is that instead of writing a sequel, which is what most people do, this is in fact a prequel. Although we didn't know that when we began the process.

10

Dean Devlin

Many years ago, I was actually hired to write the sequel to 'Independence Day.' And I wrote a sequel. And they paid me a boatload of money to go write this thing. And after I wrote it, I read it and I gave them back the money and I said, 'Look, this is an okay movie I just wrote. But it's not worthy of the sequel to 'Independence Day.'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEQUEL»

Discover the use of sequel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sequel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Six-gun Mystique Sequel

The Six-Gun Mystique Sequel is a revised and considerably expanded edition of The Six-Gun Mystique, a pioneering study of the Western as a popular genre that has been widely influential since its original publication in 1970.

John G. Cawelti, 1999

Change Forces: The Sequel

Moral purpose and complexity -- Complexity and the change process -- The deep meaning of inside collaboration -- The deep meaning of outside collaboration -- The complexities of transferability -- Intellectual, political and spiritual ...

Michael Fullan, 1999

Sequel to History: Postmodernism and the Crisis of ...

Because the postmodern construction of time appears so clearly in narrative writing, each part of this work is punctuated by a "rhythm section" on a postmodern narrative (Robbe-Grillet's Jealousy, Cortezar's Hopscotch, and Nabokov's Ada); ...

Elizabeth Deeds Ermarth, 1992

Earth: The Sequel: The Race to Reinvent Energy and Stop ...

The forecasts are grim and time is running out, but that’s not the end of the story. In this book, Fred Krupp, longtime president of Environmental Defense Fund, brings a surprisingly hopeful message: We can solve global warming.

Miriam Horn, Fred Krupp, 2009

Greece: The Modern Sequel : from 1831 to the Present

This historical essay explores Greece in the 1990s. It seeks to illuminate vital aspects of the Greek phenomenon using themes such as politics, institutions, society, ideology, foreign policy, geography and culture.

Giannēs Koliopoulos, Thanos Veremēs, 2002

The Giver (illustrated; gift edition)

The Giver, the 1994 Newbery Medal winner, has become one of the most influential novels of our time. The haunting story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment.

Lois Lowry, 2011

Scarlett: The Sequel to Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind

As the classic story, first told over half a century ago, moves forward, the greatest love affair in all fiction is reignited; amidst heartbreak and joy, the endless, consuming passion between Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler reaches its ...

Alexandra Ripley, 2011

Absolut sequel: the Absolut advertising story continues

Absolut Sequel is the eagerly anticipated follow-up to the New York Times bestseller, Absolut Book. This companion volume provides a definitive illustrated history of the last ten years of one of the most successful ad campaigns in history.

Richard W. Lewis, 2005

The Journey Back: Sequel to the Newbery Honor Book The ...

The moving sequel to the Newbery Honor book, The Upstairs Room.

Johanna Reiss, 2011

Driven

As we exit the initial novel, Driver has killed Bernie Rose, “the only one he ever mourned,” ending his campaign against those who double-crossed him.

James Sallis, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEQUEL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sequel is used in the context of the following news items.

Jurassic World sequel revealed for 2018

Jurassic World, which is a partial sequel to Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park, has become the third highest-grossing film in history behind James Cameron's ... «BBC News, Jul 15»

The long-delayed 'Top Gun' sequel is definitely happening with Tom …

29 years after "Top Gun" was released in 1986 and turned Tom Cruise into a movie star, a sequel has been long in the works. Now, fans of the military action ... «Business Insider, Jun 15»

The Independence Day sequel has a new title and set photos

Director Roland Emmerich has been talking up an Independence Day sequel for years, and that sequel is finally inching its way toward theaters. The movie's title ... «The Verge, Jun 15»

Disney Pulls Plug on Planned 'Tron' Sequel

Disney has decided not to move forward with Tron 3, a proposed third installment of the popular sci-fi franchise. According to The Hollywood Reporter, sources ... «RollingStone.com, Jun 15»

Fifty Shades Of Grey sequel will be 'more of a thriller', studio reveals

When asked about the Fifty Shades Of Grey sequel on Wednesday, Universal Pictures chairman Donna Langley said it will be 'more of a thriller' – which won't ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»

EL James' Husband Writing 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Sequel

EL James, the author of the "Fifty Shades of Grey" trilogy, has enlisted her husband to write the script for the sequel, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. «CNN, Apr 15»

Nelson to reprise role in NBC 'Coach' sequel

Coach Hayden Fox is back in the game. NBC today ordered 13 episodes of Coach, a sequel to the ABC comedy that will feature the return of original star Craig ... «USA TODAY, Mar 15»

Apparently the time is 'meow' for a 'Super Troopers' sequel

This may be the most important movie news of the day, people: The men of the Broken Lizard comedy troupe are getting in their squad cars and growing bad ... «USA TODAY, Mar 15»

Disney announces Frozen sequel

Disney has announced it will produce a sequel to its runaway hit Frozen, which last year became the highest-grossing animated film of all time. «BBC News, Mar 15»

For 'Exotic Marigold Hotel' sequel, checking back in was an easy …

On paper, a small, gentle comedy about British pensioners who travel to India to spend their retirement years at a hotel in Jaipur certainly didn't sound like an ... «Los Angeles Times, Mar 15»