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.
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Martin is also heavily involved in HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel projects in development (of which four have been confirmed by the network).
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Agents of Mayhem is a pseudo-sequel/reboot/spinoff/prequel to Saints Row (and subsequently Red Faction—all three series are connected in subtle and not-so-subtle ways), but only diehard fans will likely notice it.
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SPACE ODDITY VF.com’s Laura Bradley e-mails: At long last, David Bowie made his first appearance on Twin Peaks: The Return as Phillip Jeffries, his character from the Twin Peaks prequel movie Fire Walk with Me.
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Talk about prequels, reunions and revivals has basically been non-stop since the films concluded, but of course, none had yet been from a Lionsgate CEO.
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But now his origin story will be explored fully in Young Sheldon, this fall's spinoff prequel which picks up with a 9-year-old Sheldon attending high school in East Texas.
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Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige dropped a few new details about the upcoming Captain Marvel movie starring Brie Larson at San Diego Comic-Con, including the fact that the film will be a prequel to the original Iron Man and take place in the 1990s.
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Potterworld fully sprang back into action in 2016 with the release of a sequel play (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) and prequel movie (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them).
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Unfortunately, this limited-series prequel isn't likely to be remembered as well as the original.
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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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