prequel
/ˈpɹiːkwəl/
prequel 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.
Noun
prequel (plural prequels)
- 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.
- 'Prequels' are sequels that relate the story that preceded the original film.1980, Patrick Robertson, Movie Facts and Feats: A Guinness Record Book, New York: Sterling Publishing, page 43
- Set in 1935, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom probably has to be called a pre-sequel, or prequel, to Raiders of the Lost Ark, which was set in 1936, but it isn’t pulpy in the way that Raiders was.1984, Pauline Kael, The New Yorker
prequel meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
prequel in Hindi
- प्रीक्वल, प्रीक्वेल, प्रिक्वल
prequel in Tamil
- முற்தொடர்ச்சி
prequel in Marathi
- प्रीक्वेल, प्रीक्वल, प्रिक्वेल
prequel in Urdu
- پریکوئل, پریکویل
More languagesFewer languages
- prequel in Bengali
- প্রিকুয়েল, প্রিক্যুয়েল, প্রিক্ভেল
- prequel in Telugu
- ప్రీక్వెల్, ప్రిక్వెల్, ప్రీక్యూల్
- prequel in Malayalam
- പ്രീക്വെൽ, പ്രീക്വൽ
- prequel in Kannada
- ಪ್ರಿಕ್ವೆಲ್, ಪ್ರೀಕ್ವೆಲ್
- prequel in Punjabi
- ਪ੍ਰੀਕਵਲ, ਪ੍ਰੀਕੁਏਲ
- prequel in Gujarati
- પ્રીક્વલ, પ્રિક્વલ, પ્રીક્વેલ
- prequel in Odia
- ପ୍ରିକ୍ୱେଲ୍, ପ୍ରିକ୍ୱେଲ
- prequel in Nepali
- प्रीक्वेल, प्रिक्वेल, प्रीक्वल
Examples of prequel in a sentence
- The paper is a valuable Harry Potter prequel written and auctioned off by J.K.
- Rowling used both sides of her card to handwrite the prequel to her seven-book Potter series.
- We might also consider adaptation alongside the processes of publishing sequels, prequels and coquels, and fan fiction.
Antonyms of prequel
Forms of prequel
| plural | prequels |
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Origin of prequel
From pre- (“before”) + quel, by analogy with sequel.
Words formed from prequel
Words that rhyme with prequel
Questions about prequel
- What does prequel mean?
- Prequel means 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.
- What is prequel in Hindi?
- Prequel in Hindi is प्रीक्वल, प्रीक्वेल, प्रिक्वल. See Prequel meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is prequel?
- Prequel is a noun.
- How do you pronounce prequel?
- Prequel is pronounced /ˈpɹiːkwəl/.
- What is the plural of prequel?
- The plural of prequel is prequels.
Words near prequel in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: prequel (page history and authors); prequel (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); prequel (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); prequel (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); prequel (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); prequel (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); prequel (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); prequel (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); prequel (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); prequel (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); prequel (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); prequel (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); prequel (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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