1. a work (such as a novel or movie) that depicts events occurring before those in an existing work

Examples

• The movie is a prequel to the original trilogy.
• She wrote a prequel explaining how the characters first met.
• The prequel reveals the villain’s backstory.
• Fans eagerly awaited the prequel to their favorite series.
• The book serves as a prequel to the author’s bestselling novel.
• The prequel takes place twenty years before the main story.