different between sequel vs trilogy

English

Etymology

From Middle French séquelle , from Latin sequela, from sequi (“to follow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?si?kw?l/
• Rhymes: -i?kw?l

Noun

sequel (plural sequels)

1. (dated) The events, collectively, which follow a previously mentioned event; the aftermath.
2. (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.
3. (Scotland, historical) Thirlage.
4. (obsolete) A person's descendants.

Antonyms

• prequel

Coordinate terms

• midquel

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Polish

Etymology

From English sequel, from Middle French séquelle, from Latin sequela, from sequi (“to follow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?si.kw?l/

Noun

sequel m inan

1. (narratology) sequel

Declension

Further reading

• sequel in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• sequel in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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+)

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