Word.ws English Dictionary

legasequel

legasequel is the alternative spelling of legacyquel.

Meaning of legacyquel

Noun

legacyquel (plural legacyquels)

  1. (neologism) A sequel to a classic movie which features the original star passing the torch to a cast of new younger actors.
    • Though there are still occasional reboots or prequels, this very specific kind of sequel — in which beloved aging stars reprise classic roles and pass the torch to younger successors — is becoming increasingly common in the American film industry. These movies are all about revitalizing old...2015 November 23, Matt Singer, “Welcome to the Age of the Legacyquel”, in ScreenCrush, archived from the original on 02 Mar 2024

Forms of legasequel

plurallegasequels

Origin of legasequel

Blend of legacy + sequel.

Questions about legasequel

What is legasequel the alternative spelling of?
Legasequel is the alternative spelling of legacyquel.

Words near legasequel in the dictionary

  1. Legare
  2. Legares
  3. Legarreta
  4. Legarretas
  5. Legas
  6. legasequel
  7. legasequels
  8. Legaspi
  9. Legaspis
  10. legat
  11. legataries

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: legasequel (page history and authors); legacyquel (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.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “legasequel.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/legasequel. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.