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prequel

[ pree-kwuhl ]

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noun

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

prequel

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noun

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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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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He explored that question in the prequel trilogy he launched with 1999’s “The Phantom Menace,” and while his answer isn’t especially cinematic, it now has a ripped-from-the-headlines resonance.

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Last year, she voiced the character of Kiara in The Lion King prequel Mufasa: The Lion King, and she also performed alongside her mother on her Renaissance tour.

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The new space adventure is "not a prequel, not sequel, it's a new adventure. It's set in a period of time that we haven't seen explored yet", added Levy.

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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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prepupa Pre-Raphaelite

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