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threequel

noun
/ˈθɹiːkwəl/

Etymology

Blend of three + sequel.

  1. derived from sequēla
  2. derived from sequele
  3. inherited from sequele
  4. compounded as threequel — “three + sequel”

Definitions

  1. The chronologically third part of any series of works, especially a movie trilogy.

    • When last seen, the “Poseidon” had been blown into small pieces. With any luck, this means Mr. Allen can’t possibly make a threequel.
    • 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.”
    • This may be the year of the threequel, but not all the franchises will be successful, predicts Mr. Gray.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA