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prequelization

prequelization noun: the creation of a prequel to a work.

Noun

prequelization (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The creation of a prequel to a work.
    • If one then turns to the logic of remaking and sequelization/prequelization, it is hardly disputable that it tends to be dictated by marketing ploys, commercial opportunism or production pressures.2012, Philippe Met, “The Iceman Cometh (To A Theater Near You): Michael Haneke's Glaciation Trilogy”, in Claire Perkins, Constantine Verevis, editors, Film Trilogies: New Critical Approaches...

Forms of prequelization

alternative formprequelisation

Origin of prequelization

From prequelize + -ation or prequel + -ization.

Questions about prequelization

What does prequelization mean?
Prequelization means the creation of a prequel to a work.
What part of speech is prequelization?
Prequelization is a noun.

Words near prequelization in the dictionary

  1. prequel
  2. prequelise
  3. prequelised
  4. prequelises
  5. prequelising
  6. prequelization
  7. prequelize
  8. prequelized
  9. prequelizes
  10. prequelizing
  11. prequels

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