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sequelitis

sequelitis noun: the tendency of a well-received work to spawn many sequels.

Noun

sequelitis (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, informal) The tendency of a well-received work to spawn many sequels.
    • For an exhilarating period, until spectacle and sequelitis restored formula to the throne, experimentation became big box-office.1996, Peter Travers, The Rolling stone film reader
    • Suffering a bad case of sequelitis, this Sister Act follow-up is too formulaic and frequently pauses to sermonize at the expense of entertaining.2000, Derek Elley, Variety Portable Movie Guide

Origin of sequelitis

From sequel + -itis.

Questions about sequelitis

What does sequelitis mean?
Sequelitis means the tendency of a well-received work to spawn many sequels.
What part of speech is sequelitis?
Sequelitis is a noun.

Words near sequelitis in the dictionary

  1. sequelisation
  2. sequelise
  3. sequelised
  4. sequelises
  5. sequelising
  6. sequelitis
  7. sequelization
  8. sequelize
  9. sequelized
  10. sequelizes
  11. sequelizing

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