sequel Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun something that follows something else
    subsequence.
  2. noun a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it
    continuation.

WordNet

Se"quel noun
Etymology
L. sequela, fr. sequit to follow: cf. F. séquelle a following. See Sue to follow.
Definitions
  1. That which follows; a succeeding part; continuation; as, the sequel of a man's advantures or history.
    O, let me say no more! Gather the sequel by that went before. Shak.
  2. Consequence; event; effect; result; as, let the sun cease, fail, or swerve, and the sequel would be ruin.
  3. Conclusion; inference. R. Whitgift.

Webster 1913