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direct sequel

direct sequel noun: a continuing work that immediately follows the events of an earlier story, usually with little or no time gap between the two and continuing the same plotline, characters, or continuity.

Noun

direct sequel (plural direct sequels)

  1. A continuing work that immediately follows the events of an earlier story, usually with little or no time gap between the two and continuing the same plotline, characters, or continuity.

Forms of direct sequel

pluraldirect sequels

Questions about direct sequel

What does direct sequel mean?
Direct sequel means a continuing work that immediately follows the events of an earlier story, usually with little or no time gap between the two and continuing the same plotline, characters, or continuity.
What part of speech is direct sequel?
Direct sequel is a noun.
What is the plural of direct sequel?
The plural of direct sequel is direct sequels.

Words near direct sequel in the dictionary

  1. direct report
  2. direct reports
  3. direct response
  4. direct rule
  5. direct selling
  6. direct sequel
  7. direct sequels
  8. direct speech
  9. direct sum
  10. direct sums
  11. direct system

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