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sequel

se·quel [ skwəl ] (plural se·quels)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. continuation of story: a movie, novel, or play that continues a story begun in a previous movie, novel, or play

2. something following something else: something that happens after something else, especially as a consequence of it

[15th century. Via French< Latin sequel(l)a< sequi "follow"]
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