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prequel

[ pree-kwuhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a literary, dramatic, or filmic work that prefigures a later work, as by portraying the same characters at a younger age.

prequel

/ ˈpriːkwəl /

a film or book about an earlier stage of a story or a character's life, released because the later part of it has already been successful

Origin of prequel¹

First recorded in 1970–75; pre- + (se)quel

Origin of prequel¹

C20: from pre- + ( se ) quel

Only one other Star Wars film has earned a PG-13 rating, the 2005 prequel Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.

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