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prequel

[ pree-kwuh l ]
/ ˈpri kwəl /
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noun

a literary, dramatic, or filmic work that prefigures a later work, as by portraying the same characters at a younger age.

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Origin of prequel

First recorded in 1970–75; pre- + (se)quel
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British Dictionary definitions for prequel

prequel

/ (ˈpriːkwəl) /

noun

a film or book about an earlier stage of a story or a character's life, released because the later part of it has already been successful

Word Origin for prequel

C20: from pre- + (se) quel
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for prequel

prequel

n.

1973, from pre-, based on sequel (n.).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper