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Sequel

That which follows; a succeeding part; continuation; as, the sequel of a man's advantures or history.

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Addendum 76% connected

A thing to be added; an appendix or addition.

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Outcome 76% connected

That which comes out of, or follows from, something else; issue; result; consequence; upshot.

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Postscript 76% connected

A paragraph added to a letter after it is concluded and signed by the writer; an addition made to a book or composition after the main body of the wo…

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Result 76% connected

To leap back; to rebound.

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Resultant 76% connected

Resulting or issuing from a combination; existing or following as a result or consequence.

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Supplement 76% connected

That which supplies a deficiency, or meets a want; a store; a supply.

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Termination 76% connected

The act of terminating, or of limiting or setting bounds; the act of ending or concluding; as, a voluntary termination of hostilities.

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Continuation 92% connected

That act or state of continuing; the state of being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession; prolongation; propagation.

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Subsequence 92% connected

Alt. of Subsequency

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Adjunct noun · 78% connection

A word or words added to quality or amplify the force of other words; as, the History of the American Revolution, where the words in i…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: follows, succeeding, part, continuation, advantures.
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Afternoon noun · 78% connection

The part of the day which follows noon, between noon and evening.

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Aorist noun · 78% connection

a verb tense in some languages (classical Greek and Sanskrit) expressing action (especially past action) without indicating its comple…

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Archeus noun · 78% connection

The vital principle or force which (according to the Paracelsians) presides over the growth and continuation of living beings; the ani…

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Combe noun · 78% connection

That unwatered portion of a valley which forms its continuation beyond and above the most elevated spring that issues into it.

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Continuance noun · 78% connection

Uninterrupted succession; continuation; constant renewal; perpetuation; propagation.

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Discontinuance noun · 78% connection

That technical interruption of the proceedings in pleading in an action, which follows where a defendant does not answer the whole of…

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Elongation noun · 78% connection

That which lengthens out; continuation.

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Enjambement noun · 78% connection

the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause

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Enjambment noun · 78% connection

the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause

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Epode noun · 78% connection

The after song; the part of a lyric ode which follows the strophe and antistrophe, -- the ancient ode being divided into strophe, anti…

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Explore verb · 78% connection

inquire into; "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for informati…

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Extension verb · 78% connection

The act of extending or the state of being extended; a stretching out; enlargement in breadth or continuation of length; increase; aug…

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Habendum noun · 78% connection

That part of a deed which follows the part called the premises, and determines the extent of the interest or estate granted; -- so cal…

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Hind adjective · 78% connection

In the rear; -- opposed to front; of or pertaining to the part or end which follows or is behind, in opposition to the part which lead…

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Hinder adjective · 78% connection

Of or belonging to that part or end which is in the rear, or which follows; as, the hinder part of a wagon; the hinder parts of a hors…

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Historiographer noun · 78% connection

An historian; a writer of history; especially, one appointed or designated to write a history; also, a title bestowed by some governme…

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History noun · 78% connection

A learning or knowing by inquiry; the knowledge of facts and events, so obtained; hence, a formal statement of such information; a nar…

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