sequelnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsiː.kwəl/us/ˈsiː.kwəl/a book, film, or play that continues the story of a previous book, etc.:
I'm reading the sequel to "Gone with the Wind".
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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 minister suddenly announced his resignation.
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Types of film, play, book etc.
- adaptation
- anime
- blockbuster
- epic
- epigram
- epistle
- film noir
- hagiography
- hokum
- indie
- lampoon
- mystery
- pastiche
- pastoral
- prose
- saga
- satire
- slow
- the big screen 1
- vignette
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