trilogy
English
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Etymology
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| *tréyes |
Learned borrowing from Latin trilogia, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek τριλογία (trilogía, “trilogy”). Morphologically from tri- + -logy.
Pronunciation
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[edit]trilogy (plural trilogies)
- A set of three connected works, usually dramas, literary pieces, films, or musical compositions, all related by theme, characters, or setting.
- 2012 March 22, Scott Tobias, “The Hunger Games”, in AV Club:
- That such a safe adaptation could come of The Hunger Games speaks more to the trilogy’s commercial ascent than the book’s actual content, which is audacious and savvy in its dark calculations.
- 2020 September 9, Brian Lowry, “Daisy Ridley reawakens the ‘Star Wars’ debate over Rey’s lineage”, in CNN[1]:
- Daisy Ridley has reawakened the debate over “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’s” biggest reveal, saying that the character of Rey’s lineage wasn’t clear to her even partway through filming the final chapter of the trilogy.
Derived terms
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[edit]collection of three works
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