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javasaurus ([personal profile] javasaurus) wrote2007-02-20 12:59 pm

nice word: sequela

I've never heard/seen this word before today. It came up in a document I was reviewing, so I checked its entry at dictionary.com and found the following from the American Heritage Dictionary:


se·quel·a
n. pl. se·quel·ae (-kwěl'ē)

A pathological condition resulting from a disease.
A secondary consequence or result.

Might make an interesting title for a story or novel, or maybe as a descriptor for post-9-11, or the consequences of the invasion of Iraq.

The word is etymologically related to "sequel."

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