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3-quel

3-quel is the alternative form of threequel.

Meaning of threequel

Noun

threequel (plural threequels)

  1. The chronologically third part of any series of works, especially a movie trilogy.
    • When last seen, the “Poseidon” had been blown into small pieces. With any luck, this means Mr. Allen can’t possibly make a threequel.1979 May 25, Janet Maslin, “Inside a Floating Hulk”, in The New York Times
    Synonyms:
    trequel

Forms of 3-quel

plural3-quels

Questions about 3-quel

What is 3-quel the alternative form of?
3-quel is the alternative form of threequel.

Words near 3-quel in the dictionary

  1. 3-peat
  2. 3-peated
  3. 3-peating
  4. 3-peats
  5. 3-phosphoglyceric acid
  6. 3-quel
  7. 3-quels
  8. 3-revert rule
  9. 3-to-the-em space
  10. 3-to-the-em spaces
  11. 3-way

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Adapted from Wiktionary: 3-quel (page history and authors); threequel (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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