/ ˈsiːkwəl; NAmE / noun sequel (to sth)
1.
a book, film / movie, play, etc. that continues the story of an earlier one :
a sequel to the hit movie 'Sister Act'
—compare prequel
2.
[ usually sing. ] something that happens after an earlier event or as a result of an earlier event :
There was an interesting sequel to these events later in the year.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (in the senses body of followers , descendants and consequence ): from Old French sequelle or Latin sequella , from sequi follow.