Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sequel"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sequel \Se"quel\ (s[=e]"kw[e^]l), n. [L. sequela, fr. sequit to
follow: cf. F. s['e]quelle a following. See {Sue} to follow.]
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
sequel
n 1: something that follows something else [syn: {subsequence}]
2: a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it
[syn: {continuation}]
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