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means A follow-up work that continues the story (or cash-in) begun by an earlier one.
from From Latin 'sequi,' meaning 'to follow' — the same root that gives us 'sequence' and 'consequence.' A 'sequela' in Latin was literally 'that which follows,' and English borrowed it through French in the late Middle Ages to mean a continuation of a narrative. The leap to 'inevitable cash-grab' took a few more centuries, but the root never lied: a sequel's whole job is simply to follow.
- origin
- from latin sequi, to follow
- hollywood math
- lower risk than original ideas, usually
- godfather part ii
- first sequel to win best picture
- irony
- often outgrosses the original it mocks