trilogy
gb/tɹˈɪləd͡ʒi/ us/tɹˈɪləd͡ʒi/
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Noun
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a set of three related works
Three books, films, or other stories that are linked together and seen as one big series.
Usage pattern:
a trilogy of [books/films/novels/etc.]
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes use "trilogy" to refer to a single book or film (e.g., *"I liked this trilogy"* when they mean one movie). Use "trilogy" only for the whole group of three works, and say "the first/second/third part of the trilogy" for each piece. It is also sometimes confused with "trio", which usually refers to three people or things, not three linked stories.
Synonyms
three-part series (More descriptive and informal; clearly states there are three parts but sounds less like a fixed, recognized unit than "trilogy".)
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trilogy of works (Longer phrase that spells out the idea explicitly; slightly more formal or explanatory than just "trilogy".)
Antonyms
standalone (A single work that is not part of a series, contrasting with three linked works in a trilogy.)
Collocations
film trilogy
|book trilogy
|fantasy trilogy
|trilogy of novels
|complete the trilogy
|the original trilogy
Themes
arts
|entertainment
|media
|arts_entertainment
|education
|core_vocabulary
Examples
- The director announced that the movie is the first part of a sci‑fi trilogy.
- I spent the weekend reading an entire fantasy trilogy from start to finish.
- The studio released the final film in the superhero trilogy last summer.
- Her crime trilogy follows the same detective across three different cases.
- The novels work on their own, but they are best understood as a trilogy.
Learner examples
- He bought a fantasy trilogy and read all three books.
- This film is the second movie in a trilogy.
- I like the first book, but the whole trilogy is very good.
- They plan to make a trilogy of action movies.
- Have you seen the whole trilogy, or only the first film?
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