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requel

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A movie which revisits the subject matter of an earlier film but is not a remake or a linear continuation of its plot (i.e. a sequel or prequel).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From re- (“again, anew”) + quel, by analogy with sequel.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 新傳 /新传 (xīnzhuàn) — a movie revisits the same subject matter as an earlier one but not a sequel or prequel
  • Chinese Mandarin: 別傳 /别传 (biézhuàn) — a movie revisits the same subject matter as an earlier one but not a sequel or prequel
  • Chinese Mandarin: 外傳 /外传 (wàizhuàn) — a movie revisits the same subject matter as an earlier one but not a sequel or prequel
  • Japanese: 再編 (taihen) — a movie revisits the same subject matter as an earlier one but not a sequel or prequel
  • Spanish: recuela — a movie revisits the same subject matter as an earlier one but not a sequel or prequel