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Narrator: Today's word is "Sequel" — noun, pronounced /ˈsiːkwəl/, with the stress on "se".
Narrator: A sequel is a book, film or game that continues the story of an earlier one.
Narrator: In plain English, it is part two.
Narrator: It comes from Latin sequela, what follows.
Narrator: A common collocation is "a sequel to", which describes a follow-up to something.
Narrator: It differs from "prequel", because a prequel tells events before the original.
Narrator: In a second sense, a sequel is also a result that follows an event.
Narrator: Film, publishing, gaming and media all rely on the word.
Narrator: So remember: a sequel follows on.
Speaker A: Is there another film after the first one?
Speaker B: A SEQUEL comes out in May! From Latin sequela, what follows.
Speaker A: Same actors?
Speaker B: Most of them.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "The sequel was even better", reviews. "She's writing a sequel", publishing. "The game sequel adds co-op", gaming.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Spell it "sequel", not "sequal".
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Follow-up is its cousin, continuation its twin, and prequel an alternative — yet sequel keeps its eager charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "sequel" in AI prompts — useful for creative writing and film databases.
Speaker A: How for writing?
Speaker B: Plot ideas.
Prompt: Suggest three sequel plots that continue this short story naturally.
Speaker A: And databases?
Speaker B: Link titles.
Prompt: Design a film database schema that links each film to its sequel and prequel.
Speaker A: Could it help marketing?
Speaker B: Yes, for teasers.
Prompt: Write a teaser for a game sequel without spoilers.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Reviews.
Prompt: Compare this sequel with the original in a balanced short review.
Sequel — meaning in Arabic & definition More S courses GL Dictionary