different between sequel vs supplement

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

Derived terms

Related terms

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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 Latin supplementum (“that which is added to supply a shortage”), from supplere (“to provide something”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?pl?m?nt/

Noun

supplement (plural supplements)

1. Something added, especially to make up for a deficiency.
2. An extension to a document or publication that adds information, corrects errors or brings up to date.
3. An additional section of a newspaper devoted to a specific subject.

   • "Mid-Lent, and the Enemy grins," remarked Selwyn as he started for church with Nina and the children. Austin, knee-deep in a dozen Sunday supplements, refused to stir; poor little Eileen was now convalescent from grippe, but still unsteady on her legs; her maid had taken the grippe, and now moaned all day: "Mon dieu! Mon dieu! Che fais mourir!"

4. (geometry) An angle that, when added to a given angle, makes 180°; a supplementary angle.
5. (nutrition, bodybuilding) A vitamin, herbal extract or chemical compound ingested to meet dietary deficiencies or enhance muscular development.
6. A surcharge, additional cost, especially for food in a restaurant.

   There is a £2 supplement if you choose the steak.

Synonyms

• (something added): addition; See also Thesaurus:adjunct

Related terms

• supplementary
• suppletion
• suppletory

Translations

Verb

supplement (third-person singular simple present supplements, present participle supplementing, simple past and past participle supplemented)

1. To provide or make a supplement to something.

Synonyms

• eke out

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French supplément, from Latin suppl?mentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?.pl??m?nt/
• Hyphenation: sup?ple?ment
• Rhymes: -?nt

Noun

supplement n (plural supplementen, diminutive supplementje n)

1. A supplement, addition.

   Synonym: aanvulling

2. A surcharge, additional cost.

   Synonym: toeslag

3. (geometry) An supplementary angle, which, when added to a given angle, makes 180°.

   Synonym: supplementshoek

Derived terms

• ereloonsupplement
• supplementair
• supplementshoek
• voedingssupplement

Related terms

• suppletie
• suppletoir

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French supplément

Noun

supplement n (definite singular supplementet, indefinite plural supplement or supplementer, definite plural supplementa or supplementene)

1. a supplement

Derived terms

• supplementsbind

References

• “supplement” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “supplement” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French supplément

Noun

supplement n (definite singular supplementet, indefinite plural supplement, definite plural supplementa)

1. a supplement

Derived terms

• supplementsbind

References

• “supplement” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.