prequelization

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noun

The creation of a prequel to a work.

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Meanings

nounprequelization (uncountable)

alternative prequelisation

  1. informaluncountableThe creation of a prequel to a work.

    If one then turns to the logic of remaking and sequelization/prequelization, it is hardly disputable that it tends to be dictated by marketing ploys, commercial opportunism or production pressures.

    2012, Philippe Met, “The Iceman Cometh (To A Theater Near You): Michael Haneke's Glaciation Trilogy”, in Claire Perkins, Constantine Verevis, editors, Film Trilogies: New Critical Approaches, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN, page 164

Origin

From prequelize + -ation or prequel + -ization.

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APA

prequelization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prequelization

MLA

“prequelization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prequelization. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prequelization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prequelization.

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