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View synonyms for prequel

prequel

[pree-kwuhl]

noun

  1. a literary, dramatic, or filmic work that prefigures a later work, as by portraying the same characters at a younger age.



prequel

/ ˈpriːkwəl /

noun

  1. a film or book about an earlier stage of a story or a character's life, released because the later part of it has already been successful

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of prequel1

First recorded in 1970–75; pre- + (se)quel
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Word History and Origins

Origin of prequel1

C20: from pre- + ( se ) quel
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Example Sentences

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The star of ‘The Terminal List: Dark Wolf’ discusses his new prequel series and how, with the help of military veterans, he learned to embody a Navy SEAL.

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Next on the cards is a sequel and potentially a prequel to Songs of Forgotten Trees.

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‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow,’ a prequel to the hit streaming series, opens at the Marquis Theatre, bringing Netflix branding to Broadway.

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“Welcome to Derry” continues the “IT“-verse as a prequel set in the 1960s before the “IT” and “IT Chapter 2” films.

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Stamp appeared in the first Star Wars prequel movie was as Chancellor Finis Valorum.

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