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sequela.

Chiefly in the plural: a condition or disease which follows chronologically after an earlier one, being either partly or wholly caused by it, or made possible by it.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/sɪˈkwiːlə/Received-Pronunciation/-ˈkwɛ-/Received-Pronunciation/sɪˈkwɛlə/General-American/-ˈkwi-/General-American
  1. Chiefly in the plural: a condition or disease which follows chronologically after an earlier one, being either partly or wholly caused by it, or made possible by it.

  2. That which follows; a consequence, an effect.

    broadly · formal
  3. People who adhere to the opinions or teachings of another; followers.

    broadly · formal · rare
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin sequēla (“aftermath, sequel; consequence, result”), from sequor (“to follow; to come or go after, pursue”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”)) + -ēla (suffix forming abstract nouns from verbs). Doublet of sequel. The plural form is a learned borrowing from Latin sequēlae.

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