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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

/ ˈ±è°ù¾±Ë°ì·ÉÉ™±ô /

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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of prequel1

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

Origin of prequel1

C20: from pre- + ( se ) quel
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No one was asking for a “Transformers†prequel and no one could have predicted that it would be this good.

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Villarreal: I know there are countless theories out there, and some think maybe this season is a prequel to the others.

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Spoiler alert: This cat lives, and that’s what gives the “Quiet Place†prequel so much of its humanity.

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In 1992, viewers were taken back to Twin Peaks with a prequel feature film, Fire Walk With Me, but nothing quite matched the original run.

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Last year, "The Continental," the "John Wick" prequel series, premiered on Peacock.

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