Prequel Definition

prēkwəl
prequels
noun
A novel (or film, etc.) about events that preceded and, often, led up to those of another that was published (or produced) earlier.
Webster's New World
A literary, dramatic, or cinematic work whose narrative takes place before that of a preexisting work.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Prequel

Noun

Singular:
prequel
Plural:
prequels

Origin of Prequel

  • Patterned after sequel using pre- (“before").

    From Wiktionary

  • pre– (se)quel

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Prequel Sentence Examples

  • In the prequel series, Caprica, fans learned more about the origins of these massive robotic creatures and finally gained insight as to how humans and technology merged to become a sentient robotic race.

  • In Galactic Civil War you play key battles from the original Star Wars Trilogy (IV-V), while the Clone wars focuses on specific scenarios from the Star Wars prequel movies.

  • In 1995, a prequel to Street Fighter II was released.

  • Another launch title, Perfect Dark Zero is a prequel to the smash hit Perfect Dark.

  • A prequel, Enterprise takes place before the original series.

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Words Starting With

PPRPRE

Words Ending With

LELUEL

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With P7 Letter Words Ending With L