Word of the Day:
trilogy
What It Means
A set of three connected works—usually dramas, literary pieces, films, or musical compositions—all related by theme, characters, or setting.
Trilogy in Context
“Daisy Ridley has reawakened the debate over “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’s” biggest reveal, saying that the character of Rey’s lineage wasn’t clear to her even partway through filming the final chapter of the trilogy.”
Did You Know?
PIE word *tréyes Learned borrowing from Latin trilogia, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek τριλογία (trilogía, “trilogy”). Morphologically from tri- + -logy.
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