Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A literary, dramatic, or cinematic work whose narrative takes place before that of a preexisting work or a sequel.
Wiktionary
- n. narratology In a series of works, an installment that is set chronologically before its predecessor, especially the original narrative or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative work with at least one sequel.
Etymologies
- Patterned after sequel using pre- ("before"). (Wiktionary)
- pre- + (se)quel. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“I happen to think that the prequel is a great ideal, just because Will Smith, will be in it.”
“Previous Post: Why the Star Trek prequel is converting me”
“Next Post: Why the Star Trek prequel is converting me”
“Dr. Horrible' prequel is fan-made -- and fantastic | EW. com”
'Dr. Horrible' prequel is fan-made -- and fantastic | EW.com
“Comments (10) 'Dr. Horrible' prequel is fan-made -- and fantastic by Margaret Lyons”
'Dr. Horrible' prequel is fan-made -- and fantastic | EW.com
“The first thing I must admit about Caprica, the Battlestar Galactica prequel, is that I did not want to watch it at all.”
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“It looks like this prequel is going to continue that exploration, but pump it up a notch.”
“But you are absolutely correct, they cancelled it just when it was starting to deliver on what a prequel is supposed to do, fill in missing pieces of history.”
STAR TREK Sequel Sets June 29, 2012 Release Date – Collider.com
“Duel of the Fates, from the first prequel, is awe-inspiring music, even without a movie playing along with it.”
“This prequel is neither Enterprise, nor The Phantom Menace.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘prequel’.
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Baby Got Back-Formations
"A new word created by removing an affix from an already existing word, as vacuum clean from vacuum cleaner, or by removing what is mistakenly thought to be an affix, as pea from the earlier Englis...
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fitting words
a list of words from the indo european root ar- and variations : to fit together
ambry, rede, coarctate, anarthrous, artiodactyl, exordium, harmony, army, armoire, arm, armada, armadillo and 349 more...
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