Definition of prequel
: a work (such as a novel or a play) whose story precedes that of an earlier work
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Examples of prequel in a Sentence
His next film will be a prequel to last year's hit movie.
Recent Examples of prequel from the Web
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A decade later, the cast of Mamma Mia! is back for an encore that serves as a combination prequel/sequel.
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There’s also Captain Marvel, a 90s-set prequel which will introduce Larson’s new superhero character.
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People kept lining up to see Skywalker movies, so Lucasfilm kept making them, first as prequels and now as ongoing sagas and one-offs.
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Strangely, though, Yakuza 6 feels like yet another solid, introductory jumping-on point after 2016’s prequel and last year’s remake of the first game.
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The prequel/spin-off launches its fourth season right after The Walking Dead’s eighth-season finale (note the extended running time), and reportedly features a character from the original.
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The overarching story is fine but far less focused than the still-fresh prequel, Yakuza 0.
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The teaser for the latest prequel shows the ace pilot enlisting for his first job — not to mention lifestyle — as an intergalactic smuggler.
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Broche de Oro: Beginnings The Puerto Rican geezer comedy Broche de Oro (2012) has never gotten a U.S. release, but this second installment is a prequel, so no advance study is required.
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Origin and Etymology of prequel
pre- + -quel (as in sequel)
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PREQUEL Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of prequel for English Language Learners
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: a movie, book, etc., that tells the part of a story that happened before the story in another movie, book, etc.
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