trilogía

trilogy

noun tree-loh-HEE-ah Rare

Origin: Greek trilogia (three-part work)

Usage Note

Trilogía follows the same pattern as tetralogía, pentalogía, etc. It refers to any set of three related works — novels, films, plays. The stress falls on the -í- as indicated by the written accent, which learners sometimes misplace. The plural is regular: trilogías.

Examples

"La trilogía se publicó en tres años."

Natural Translation

The trilogy was published over three years.

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