sequel
/ˈsiːkwəl/ noun C1- The events, collectively, which follow a previously mentioned event; the aftermath.
- A narrative that is written after another narrative set in the same universe, especially a narrative that is chronologically set after its predecessors, or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative that has a preceding narrative of its own.
- Synonym of postquel; a narrative work that follows-on and is set after an prior existing work.
- Any text that continues on from another text.
- The remainder of the text; what follows. Used exclusively in the set phrase "in the sequel".
Plural sequels
From the library
The crime was of interest in itself, but that interest was as nothing to me compared to the inconceivable sequel, which afforded me the greatest shock and surprise of any event in my adventurous life.
But I suspect it is the sequel of the story of the statues.
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