Definition of trilogy
trilogies
: a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme
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Examples of trilogy in a Sentence
the last book in the trilogy
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Nolan is perhaps best known for his trilogy of Batman films, particularly The Dark Knight (2008), which characterizes the Gotham superhero as a reclusive, reluctant loner with a bruised soul.
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Lots of films with multiple interesting, dynamic and complex female characters, such as the Lord of the Rings trilogy, don’t pass it.
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The Stephen King-influenced, cyber terrorist-themed thriller was also the beginning of a trilogy.
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And sometimes the first two chapters of the trilogy have simply have told the most consequential and interesting parts of that narrative, a la The Godfather Part III.
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A Spanish woman (Adriana Ugarte as Julieta in her 20s; Emma Suárez as Julieta in middle age) ends a romantic relationship and plunges into a sea of reminiscences and regrets in Pedro Almodóvar’s adaptation of a trilogy of Alice Munro short stories.
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The 43-inch tall droid, which sold at auction on Wednesday for $2.76 million, was compiled from parts used throughout filming of the original trilogy, the Associated Press reports.
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Almost 40 percent of Trilogy residents have family (mostly children and grandchildren) living in the area, some in the Killian’s Pointe community, an all-ages neighborhood located in front of Trilogy.
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Game 4: Killer 3’s vs. TrilogyStephen Jackson vs. Al Harrington!
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Dozens of tragic trilogies were written for the Greek stage, though only one, Aeschylus's great Oresteia (consisting of Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, *and *The Eumenides), has survived complete. Authors in later years have occasionally chosen to create trilogies to allow themselves to develop a highly complex story or cover a long span of time. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings wasn't actually intended as a trilogy, but since it was published in three volumes it's usually called one. George Lucas's three original Star Wars movies are an example of a film trilogy (which he followed many years later by another).
Origin and Etymology of trilogy
Greek trilogia, from tri- + -logia -logy
TRILOGY Defined for English Language Learners
trilogy
playDefinition of trilogy for English Language Learners
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: a series of three novels, movies, etc., that are closely related and involve the same characters or themes
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