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prequel definition

pre·quel (prēkwəl)

noun

a film, novel, etc. about events that preceded and, often, led up to those of another novel, film, etc. that was produced or published earlier

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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