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Plural of prequel

regular plural

The plural of prequel is prequels.

Forms of prequel

Singularprequel /ˈpɹiːkwəl/
Pluralprequels
Countablecountable

Prequels in a sentence

  • We might also consider adaptation alongside the processes of publishing sequels, prequels and coquels, and fan fiction.2008, Rachel Malik, “Horizons of the Publishable: Publishing in/as Literary Studies”, in ELH, volume 75, number 3, →JSTOR, page 727. From the entry coquel
  • Remakes, re-dos, sequels, prequels, and postquels are all the rage in films, TV, and on the stage.2001, Charles Marowitz, Stage Dust: A Critic's Cultural Scrapbook from the 1990s, Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, →ISBN, page 23. From the entry reformulate
  • I heard that Lucas will shoot all three of the prequels at the same time (like the last two Back To The Future movies were filmed together).1995 December 9, Michael Wolf, “Re: Sequel too???”, in rec.arts.sf.starwars.misc (Usenet). From the entry postquel

Meaning of prequel

  1. noun In a series of works, an installment that is set chronologically before its predecessor, especially the original narrative or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative work with at least one sequel.

Full definition of prequel

Questions about the plural of prequel

What is the plural of prequel?
The plural of prequel is prequels.
Is prequel countable?
Prequel is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: prequel (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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