different between sequel vs chronological

English

Etymology

From Middle French séquelle , from Latin sequela, from sequi (“to follow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?si?kw?l/
• Rhymes: -i?kw?l

Noun

sequel (plural sequels)

1. (dated) The events, collectively, which follow a previously mentioned event; the aftermath.
2. (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.
3. (Scotland, historical) Thirlage.
4. (obsolete) A person's descendants.

Antonyms

• prequel

Coordinate terms

• midquel

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Polish

Etymology

From English sequel, from Middle French séquelle, from Latin sequela, from sequi (“to follow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?si.kw?l/

Noun

sequel m inan

1. (narratology) sequel

Declension

Further reading

• sequel in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• sequel in Polish dictionaries at PWN

English

Etymology

From chrono- +? -logical or chronology +? -ical.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k??n??l?d???k?l/

Adjective

chronological (comparative more chronological, superlative most chronological)

1. Relating to time, or units of time.

   He is 67 in chronological age, but has the mind and body of someone 55.

2. In order of time from the earliest to the latest.
   • 8 November 2014, Kirsty Gunn in The Guardian, A Book of Death and Fish by Ian Stephen – review

     A Book of Death and Fish is about one Peter MacAulay, an unremarkable individual who has the sea and its promises always with him, experiencing the usual strains of growing up and growing old – the death of a friend, his parents, marriage and children – all set out in chronological order and divided into two books, Migration and Turbulence.

Related terms

• chronological age
• chronologically
• chronological order
• chronology
• chronicle, which see for more
• chronograph

Translations

References

Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “chronological”, in Online Etymology Dictionary