First Known Use: 1972
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prequel
noun pre·quel \ˈprē-kwəl\
: a movie, book, etc., that tells the part of a story that happened before the story in another movie, book, etc.
Full Definition of PREQUEL
: a work (as a novel or a play) whose story precedes that of an earlier work
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Origin of PREQUEL
pre- + -quel (as in sequel)
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