prequel

Etymology
Patterned after using.

Noun

 * 1)  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.
 * 2) * 2008, 26 February, Andrew Pierce, "JRR Tolkien's estate to sue Lord of the Rings filmmakers New Line Cinema over profits, in The Daily Telegraph
 * They are also threatening to block the production of the long-awaited prequel, The Hobbit, which may now be cancelled.
 * They are also threatening to block the production of the long-awaited prequel, The Hobbit, which may now be cancelled.

Usage notes
Most often used, not as a direct antonym of, to refer to earlier works in a series, but to refer to works that are chronologically before but are created and released after; an archetypal example is the.

Translations

 * Catalan: preqüela
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 前傳
 * Esperanto: antaŭdaŭrigo
 * Finnish:, etko-osa
 * French:, ,
 * Galician: precuela
 * German:, , ,
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Macedonian: ретропродолжение
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:, , prequência
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish: ,

Etymology
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