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Prequel

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Word	Definition
prequelizationnoun	(informal) The creation of a prequel to a work.
interquelnoun	(narratology) An installment in a series of works set chronologically between two of its predecessors.
pre-sequelnoun	(rare) Synonym of prequel.
premierenoun	The first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment, often held as a special event with celebrity guests.
postquelnoun	(narratology) A work of fiction which is set after the events of an earlier installment in a series but is not an immediate sequel.
backstorynoun	The previous experiences and life of a person, specifically (narratology, especially in film, television) a character in a dramatic work.
series originalnoun	(narratology) The first published narrative in a series of works; a narrative from which later narratives are written after. It serves as the chronological core of the series.
antecedencenoun	The relationship of preceding something in time or order.
foretalenoun	An account given in advance; prediction
spin-offnoun	The formation of a subsidiary company that continues the operations of part of the parent company; the company so formed.
precessornoun	(obsolete) A predecessor; one who came before.
prelusionnoun	A prelude; something that comes first.
forestorynoun	An introductory segment before a story; a preface or prelude.
antecedentnoun	Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.
preludingnoun	Something serving as a prelude; an introductory work or remark.
antecessornoun	A person or thing that precedes or goes before.
predecessornoun	One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position.
predecessorshipnoun	The state or condition of being a predecessor.
sequelnoun	(narratology) A narrative that is written after another narrative set in the same universe, especially a narrative that is chronologically set after its predecessors, or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative that has a preceding narrative of its own.
predecessournoun	Obsolete form of predecessor. [One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position.]