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A work of art that consists of three related but independent parts, for example in books, films, or plays.
Die „Der Herr der Ringe“-Trilogie ist eines der bekanntesten Werke der Fantasyliteratur.
The 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy is one of the best-known works of fantasy literature.
The word element 'Tri-' comes from Greek and Latin and means 'three'. A 'Trilogie' (trilogy) is therefore literally a work that consists of three parts. This structure helps you understand the word.
Das Präfix „Tri-“ findet man auch in Wörtern wie „Trio“ oder „Triathlon“.
The prefix 'Tri-' is also found in words like 'Trio' or 'Triathlon'.
'Trilogie' (trilogy) is often combined with the medium in question. Typical compounds are 'Film-Trilogie' (film trilogy), 'Buch-Trilogie' (book trilogy), or 'Spiele-Trilogie' (game trilogy).
Die Autorin plant, nach dem Erfolg ihres Romans eine ganze Buch-Trilogie zu schreiben.
After the success of her novel, the author plans to write an entire book trilogy.
A trilogy is often named with the preposition 'von' (by) and the author or director. People also speak of the 'erster, zweiter oder dritter Teil der Trilogie' (first, second, or third part of the trilogy).
Hast du den zweiten Teil der „Zurück in die Zukunft“-Trilogie gesehen?
Have you seen the second part of the 'Back to the Future' trilogy?
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'die Reihe' and 'die Trilogie' can both be used for books, films, or plays that belong together. 'Reihe' is the broader term: it can consist of two, three, or many parts. 'Trilogie' is more specific and always means exactly three related but independent parts. You can confuse the words if you only mean that several works belong together. If the number matters and there are exactly three parts, 'Trilogie' fits. Otherwise, 'Reihe' is more natural.
Am Wochenende haben wir den letzten Teil der Trilogie gesehen.
At the weekend, we watched the last part of the trilogy.
Diese Krimi-Reihe hat inzwischen zwölf Bände.
This crime series now has twelve volumes.