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Definition of sequel noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a book, film, or play that continues the story of a previous book, etc.: The movie sequel did even better at the box office than the original. an event that happens after and is the result of an earlier event: a sequel to sth Yesterday's vote was a controversial sequel to the decision to change the guidelines.
a book, movie, or play that continues the story of a previous book, etc.: I'm reading the sequel to "Gone with the Wind." Compare. prequel. an event that happens after and is the result of an earlier event: There was a dramatic sequel to last Thursday's scandalous revelations when the Congressman suddenly announced his resignation.
A sequel is a continuation or part two. The Empire Strikes Back and Toy Story 2 are sequels. Many successful movies have sequels. The most common meaning of sequel is for a book or movie that follows another, but the term can be used for just about anything that comes second.
1. : a book, movie, etc., that continues a story begun in another book, movie, etc. The new film is a sequel to the very successful comedy that came out five years ago. He is busy writing the book's sequel. — compare prequel. 2. : something that happens after and usually as a result of a previous event.
2 days ago · 1. countable noun. A book or film which is a sequel to an earlier one continues the story of the earlier one. She is currently writing a sequel to her first novel. [ + to] Synonyms: follow-up, continuation, development More Synonyms of sequel. 2. countable noun [usually singular]
(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. Wiktionary. Plural form of sequela. Wiktionary. Synonyms: subsequence. continuation. upshot.
