trilogy
noun
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Dozens of tragic trilogies were written for the Greek stage, though only one, Aeschylus's great Oresteia (consisting of Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, *and *The Eumenides), has survived complete. Authors in later years have occasionally chosen to create trilogies to allow themselves to develop a highly complex story or cover a long span of time. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings wasn't actually intended as a trilogy, but since it was published in three volumes it's usually called one. George Lucas's three original Star Wars movies are an example of a film trilogy (which he followed many years later by another).
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 3 July 2024
That’s not to say a sequel, even a trilogy, is totally out of the question.
—Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 3 July 2024
The new album is billed as the second part of a trilogy that began with last year’s BB/Ang3l.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 28 June 2024
Weaver recently signed a seven-figure deal for her upcoming dark rom-com trilogy.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 27 June 2024
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“Trilogy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trilogy. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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