prequel
See also: Prequel
English
Etymology
Patterned after sequel using pre- (“before”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɹiːkwəl/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -iːkwəl
Noun
prequel (plural prequels)
- (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.
- 1980, Patrick Robertson, Movie Facts and Feats: A Guinness Record Book, New York: Sterling Publishing, p. 43:
- 'Prequels' are sequels that relate the story that preceded the original film.
- 2008, 26 February, Andrew Pierce, "JRR Tolkien's estate to sue Lord of the Rings filmmakers New Line Cinema over profits, in The Daily Telegraph
- They are also threatening to block the production of the long-awaited prequel, The Hobbit, which may now be cancelled.
- 1980, Patrick Robertson, Movie Facts and Feats: A Guinness Record Book, New York: Sterling Publishing, p. 43:
Usage notes
Most often used, not as a direct antonym of sequel, to refer to earlier works in a series, but to refer to works that are chronologically before but are created and released after; an archetypal example is the Star Wars prequel trilogy.
Antonyms
- sequel
Coordinate terms
- midquel
Related terms
- midquel
- sequel
Translations
in a series of works, an installment that is set chronologically before its predecessor
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See also
- interquel
- threequel
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English prequel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpri.kwɛl/
- Rhymes: -ikwɛl
- Syllabification: pre‧quel
Noun
prequel m inan
- (narratology) prequel
Declension
Declension of prequel
singular | plural | |
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nominative | prequel | prequle |
genitive | prequela/prequelu | prequli |
dative | prequlowi | prequlom |
accusative | prequel | prequle |
instrumental | prequlem | prequlami |
locative | prequlu | prequlach |
vocative | prequlu | prequle |
Further reading
- prequel in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- prequel in Polish dictionaries at PWN