trilogy

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɹɪləd͡ʒi/
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Noun

trilogy (plural trilogies)

  1. A set of three works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as three individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.
    • 22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games
      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.

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