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prequel
[ pree-kwuhl ]
/ Ëpri kwÉl /
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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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British Dictionary definitions for prequel
prequel
/ (ËpriËkwÉl) /
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
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