Threequel
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈθɹiːkwəl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Threequel is a noun meaning (narratology) The chronologically third part of any series of works, especially a movie trilogy.
Meaning
(narratology) The chronologically third part of any series of works, especially a movie trilogy.
Example Sentences
This may be the year of the threequel, but not all the franchises will be successful, predicts Mr. Gray.
When last seen, the “Poseidon” had been blown into small pieces. With any luck, this means Mr. Allen can’t possibly make a threequel.
THE biggest threequels to date have included some great films. The third part of the original Star Wars trilogy, Return of the Jedi (1983), then Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) were huge hits.
On the contrary, last summer saw two jocular parodies of 1970’s blaxploitation films: the minor hit Undercover Brother and Beyonce Knowles’s portrayal of Foxxy Cleopatra, a character in the Austin Powers “threequel.”
Word Forms
- threequels
- three-quel
Synonyms for threequel
Depending on context, synonyms include trequel.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include trequel, thirding, trilogy, third, tierce, ternion.
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