sequela — meaning in English
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English meaning
- aftershock noun A smaller earthquake that follows a larger one in the same area.
- sequel noun A book, film, or show that continues the story of an earlier one, usually picking up after it.
Senses
sequela is used for these senses in English:
- aftereffect Any delayed effect; an effect which is not immediately manifested.
- aftershock Emotional and physical distress following a traumatic event.
- sequel (narratology) 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.
- sequela (medicine) Chiefly in the plural: a condition or disease which follows chronologically after an earlier one, being either partly or wholly caused by it, or made possible by it.
aftershock — full definition
- noun A smaller earthquake that follows a larger one in the same area.
- noun A further, usually lesser, consequence following a major event.
sequel — full definition
- noun A book, film, or show that continues the story of an earlier one, usually picking up after it.
- noun Whatever follows on from an earlier event, as its result or continuation.