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trilogy

n. countable
B1 Intermediate US //ˈtɹɪɫədʒi// UK //tɹˈɪlədʒˌi// tril·o·gy

n. a group of three books, movies, or plays that are connected by the same story or characters. You usually read or watch them in a specific order to understand the whole plot.

n. a set of three related creative works, such as novels or films, that share a continuous narrative or common theme.


SIMPLE

The final book in the trilogy comes out next month.

CONTEXTUAL

After the success of the first film, the director announced he would turn the story into a trilogy.

COMPLEX

While the first installment was a critical darling, the middle chapter of the trilogy suffered from a lack of narrative momentum that was only resolved in the final act.

Origin

PIE word *tréyes Learned borrowing from Latin trilogia, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek τριλογία (trilogía, “trilogy”). Morphologically from tri- + -logy.

Usage

Commonly followed by the preposition 'of' when specifying the subject matter.

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