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sequelization

sequelization noun: the creation of a sequel to a work.

Noun

sequelization (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The creation of a sequel to a work.
    • Lucas DID NOT invent rampant sequelisation (?)1994 April 26, 9348...@vax1.dcu.ie, “sequals^([sic])”, in alt.cult-movies (Usenet), retrieved 19 Mar 2022
    • That's because mass marketing and sequelization KILLED good horror.1998 June 26, Rev. Evil Ed, “No more Star Wars for you!”, in alt.horror (Usenet), retrieved 19 Mar 2022

Examples of sequelization in a sentence

  • Sequelization or sequelization potential!1998 August 27, Amanda Van Rhyn, “MiSTing: Holodeck Series - part 2”, in alt.tv.mst3k.mstings (Usenet), retrieved 19 Mar 2022:
  • Spiderman 2 was ok, but I was already beginning to tire of the sequelization of it.2007 June 26, W/Q, “AFI's Top 100 Movies”, in rec.arts.tv (Usenet), retrieved 19 Mar 2022:
  • 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...

Forms of sequelization

alternative formsequelisation

Origin of sequelization

From sequelize + -ation or sequel + -ization.

Questions about sequelization

What does sequelization mean?
Sequelization means the creation of a sequel to a work.
How do you use sequelization in a sentence?
Sequelization or sequelization potential!
What part of speech is sequelization?
Sequelization is a noun.

Words near sequelization in the dictionary

  1. sequelise
  2. sequelised
  3. sequelises
  4. sequelising
  5. sequelitis
  6. sequelization
  7. sequelize
  8. sequelized
  9. sequelizes
  10. sequelizing
  11. sequella

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