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The 2006 novel "Hannibal Rising," for one
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prequel
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Word definitions for prequel in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1973, from pre- , based on sequel (n.).
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context narratology English) 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.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ "The Phantom Menace" is a prequel to "Star Wars." EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Michael Walsh is writing the Warner novel, which includes a prequel and a sequel to the events in the 1942 film.
Usage examples of prequel.
Ellie, newly an orphan, was leaning her head on a table, bemoaning her poverty and explaining to the audience all the prequel plot about being left the Matchless Mine.
I found that there was enough material to do a novel on it alone, a prequel of sorts which will involve the discoveries and construction of World and will.
This sort of stuff is just a necessary prequel to the main event, a formal reception and banquet to which he has devoted the full-time attention of four ghosts.
Stir of Bones is a stand-alone prequel to two of those adult novels, A Red Heart of Memories and Past the Size of Dreaming.
Vinge's latest novel, A Deepness in the Sky (a prequel to A Fire Upon the Deep), performs the same trick at considerably longer length.
The story conferences at Skywalker Ranch, where so much creative activity was being poured into the prequel films.
But, hey—if prequels are good enough for George Lucas, they’re certainly good enough for me!
Now I'm going to go back and reread some classics (which is what I remember doing before the proliferation of sequels and prequels came to swell the shelves of bookstores).