prequelization

English

Alternative forms

• prequelisation

Etymology

From prequelize +‎ -ation or prequel +‎ -ization.

Noun

prequelization (uncountable)

1. (informal) The creation of a prequel to a work.

   Coordinate term: sequelization

   • 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:

     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.

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