PREQUEL

Meaning of PREQUEL in English

[noun] [C usually singular] - a film, book or play which develops the story of an earlier film etc. by telling you what happened before the events in the first film etc.Jean Rhys's novel 'Wide Sargasso Sea' is a prequel to Charlotte Bronte's 'Jane Eyre'.Compare sequel.

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

PREQUEL — noun Etymology: pre- + -quel (as in sequel) Date: 1972 a work (as a novel or a play) whose story …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PREQUEL — ˈprēkwəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: pre- + -quel (as in sequel ) : a literary or dramatic work whose …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PREQUEL — /pree"kweuhl/ , n. a literary, dramatic, or filmic work that prefigures a later work, as by portraying the same characters …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PREQUEL — n. introductory episode, introduction (of a film or series, opposite of a sequel)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PREQUEL — noun Etymology: pre- + -quel (as in sequel ) Date: 1972 : a work (as a novel or a play) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PREQUEL — [ 'pri:kw(ə)l ] ■ noun a story or film containing events which precede those of an existing work. Origin 1970s: …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PREQUEL — [pre.quel] n [pre- + -quel (as in sequel)] (1972): a literary or dramatic work whose story precedes that of an …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PREQUEL — a literary or dramatic work whose story precedes that of an earlier-written work. For example, Lillian Hellman's play Another Part …
Britannica English vocabulary
PREQUEL — prequel BrE AmE ˈpriː kw ə l ▷ prequel|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PREQUEL — / ˈpriːkwəl; NAmE / noun a book or a film / movie about events that happened before those in a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PREQUEL — pre ‧ quel /ˈpriːkwəl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: pre- + -quel (as in sequel ) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PREQUEL — n. a story, film, etc., whose events or concerns precede those of an existing work. [PRE- + SEQUEL]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PREQUEL — n. a story, film, etc., whose events or concerns precede those of an existing work. [ PRE- + SEQUEL ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PREQUEL — n. a story, film, etc., whose events or concerns precede those of an existing work. Etymology: PRE- + SEQUEL
Oxford English vocab
PREQUEL — ( prequels) A prequel is a film that is made about an earlier stage of a story or a character’s …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PREQUEL — (~s) A ~ is a film that is made about an earlier stage of a story or a character’s life …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PREQUEL — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ "The Phantom Menace" is a prequel to "Star Wars." EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Michael …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PREQUEL — Приквел
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PREQUEL — "предыстория героев" Кино- или телефильм с участием знакомых героев в новом сюжете, когда действие разворачивается до событий, уже знакомых зрителям
PREQUEL — "предыстория героев" Кино- или телефильм с участием знакомых героев в новом сюжете, когда действие разворачивается до событий, уже знакомых зрителям
PREQUEL — n. Pronunciation: ' pr ē -kw ə l Function: noun Etymology: pre- + -quel (as in sequel ) Date: 1972 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TOLKIEN, J(OHN) R(ONALD) R(EUEL) — born Jan. 3, 1892, Bloemfontein, S.Af. died Sept. 2, 1973, Bournemouth, Hampshire, Eng. South African-born English novelist and scholar. A …
Английский словарь Британика
LUCAS, GEORGE — born May 14, 1944, Modesto, Calif., U.S. Film director and producer. He studied filmmaking at the University of Southern California. …
Английский словарь Британика
INTERQUEL — n. television episode which extends the plot that is in transition between the original prequel and the one of its …
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MOSLEY, WALTER — born 1952, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S. Mosley, 1996 African-American author of mystery stories noted for their realistic portrayals of segregated …
Britannica English vocabulary
SEQUEL — / ˈsiːkwəl; NAmE / noun sequel (to sth) 1. a book, film / movie, play, etc. that continues the story …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THREEQUEL — three·quel /ˈθriːkwəl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] a film or book that continues the story of two previous films or books …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SEQUEL — se ‧ quel /ˈsiːkwəl/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: sequelle , from Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MCGREGOR — Mc ‧ Greg ‧ or, E ‧ wan /məˈɡreɡəʳ ˈjuːən/ BrE AmE (1971–) a Scottish actor whose films include Shallow …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MCGREGOR, EWAN — Mc ‧ Greg ‧ or, E ‧ wan /məˈɡreɡəʳ ˈjuːən/ BrE AmE (1971–) a Scottish actor whose films include Shallow …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
INTERQUEL — n. A television production that dramatizes a story lying temporally between the story in the original production and that of …
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