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distant sequel

distant sequel noun: a sequel that continues the story of an earlier work but is set much later in the same fictional timeline, often years, decades, or even centuries after the orignal.

Noun

distant sequel (plural distant sequels)

  1. (uncommon) A sequel that continues the story of an earlier work but is set much later in the same fictional timeline, often years, decades, or even centuries after the orignal.
    • Without that distant sequel, the memory may appear as meaningless as the book; but for the moment I can only leave on record here the two facts to which I managed somehow and in some sense to testify.1936, Gilbert Keith Chesterton, Autobiography, page 102
    • In the two distant sequels, the poet captures the exhilaration of the flight of the bird.1981, Sélections Lardanchet (contributor), Bulletin des Lettres, page 66

Examples of distant sequel in a sentence

  • This successful picture is, in fact, a distant sequel to the science-fiction movie classic Forbidden Planet (1956).1996, Kirk H. Beetz, editor, Beacham's Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction, volume 7, page 2151:
  • See also METROPOLIS, to which Fumoon is a distant sequel.2001, Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy, The Anime Encyclopedia, A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917, page 210:

Forms of distant sequel

pluraldistant sequels

Questions about distant sequel

What does distant sequel mean?
Distant sequel means a sequel that continues the story of an earlier work but is set much later in the same fictional timeline, often years, decades, or even centuries after the orignal.
How do you use distant sequel in a sentence?
This successful picture is, in fact, a distant sequel to the science-fiction movie classic Forbidden Planet (1956).
What part of speech is distant sequel?
Distant sequel is a noun.
What is the plural of distant sequel?
The plural of distant sequel is distant sequels.

Words near distant sequel in the dictionary

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  2. distannylenes
  3. distannyne
  4. distannynes
  5. distant
  6. distant sequel
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  8. distant signal
  9. distant signals
  10. distant starlight problem
  11. distantial

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