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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

direct sequel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

Syllables
di-rec-t se-quel
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Inflected Forms

direct sequels (plural)

Phrases

distant sequel

Frequently Paired Words

distant sequel

Questions

What does direct sequel mean?
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.

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