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prequel|ˈpriːkwəl|
[f. pre- A. 2 + sequel n.]
A book, film, etc., the events portrayed in which or the concerns of which precede those of an existing completed work.
1973Britannica Bk. of Year 1972 732/3 Prequel, a literary work whose narrative sequentially precedes that of an earlier work. 1977National Observer (U.S.) 1 Jan. 1/4 Cammer..has just written a book, Freedom from Compulsion... He calls it a ‘prequel’ to his earlier book, Up from Depression. ‘‘Prequel’ is a word I coined’, he explains. ‘It's a sequel except it's on a subject that comes before.’ 1977Globe & Mail (Toronto) 17 Sept. 37/5 The Silmarillion, for which Tolkien coined the term Prequel, describes not only the creation of Middle Earth, but of the universe. 1979Films & Filming Mar. 11 In this ‘prequel’ Tom Berenger stars as Butch Cassidy and William Katt as Sundance. |