different between heptalogy vs trilogy

heptalogy

English

Etymology

From hepta- +? -logy, in imitation of trilogy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /h?p?tæl?d?i/

Noun

heptalogy (plural heptalogies)

  1. (rare) A set of seven works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as seven individual works.
    The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis. In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust. Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling. The Dark Tower by Stephen King. "The Keys to the Kingdom" by Garth Nix.

Synonyms

  • (series of seven works): septology

Related terms

  • dilogy (2)
  • trilogy (3)
  • tetralogy (4)
  • pentalogy (5)
  • hexalogy (6)
  • octalogy (8)
  • ennealogy (9)
  • decalogy (10)
  • polylogy (2+)

Translations

heptalogy From the web:

  • what comes after heptalogy
  • what's after a heptalogy


trilogy

English

Etymology

Latin & New Latin trilogia, from Ancient Greek ????? (treîs, three) + ????? (lógos, story, account).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?t??l?d?i/

Noun

trilogy (plural trilogies)

  1. A set of three works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as three individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.
    • 22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games[1]
      That such a safe adaptation could come of The Hunger Games speaks more to the trilogy’s commercial ascent than the book’s actual content, which is audacious and savvy in its dark calculations.

Related terms

  • dilogy (2)
  • tetralogy (4)
  • pentalogy (5)
  • hexalogy (6)
  • heptalogy (7)
  • octalogy (8)
  • ennealogy (9)
  • decalogy (10)
  • polylogy (2+)

Translations

trilogy From the web:

  • what trilogy means
  • what trilogy is split part of
  • what trilogy should i watch
  • what trilogy is 365 days based on
  • trilogy what happens in paradise
  • trilogy what is 4
  • trilogy what does it mean
  • what's after trilogy
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