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spinout

7.2

A new work or product developed from an earlier one, often using the same characters

noun
/ˈspɪnˌaʊt/

: spin-off

After the main series ended, the author wrote a spinout focusing on a supporting character.

Examples

The popular video game is actually a spinout of a successful movie franchise.
After the main series ended, the author wrote a spinout focusing on a supporting character.
The company launched a spinout to develop new technology based on its original research.
The new spinout is exciting!
Did you see the latest spinout?
The popular video game is actually a spinout of a successful movie franchise.
The company launched a spinout to develop new technology based on its original research.

Synonyms

offshoot

vsspinout

21 5.1

A new group or idea that develops from an earlier one

is usually created deliberately rather than appearing as a by-product

spin-off

vsspinout

12 3.7

A new company, product, or show created from an existing one

is broader and not always made to use original's market or technology

How Related

sequel

173 3.1

spinout

7.2

remaking

2 4.1

adaptation

60 3.4

borrowing

10 3.4

Surface Forms

spinout singular

spinouts plural

Morphology

spinout = spin (semi-transparent) = out + spin

The noun is a closed compound from the phrasal base 'spin out', but the meaning 'derived work or product' is a lexicalized extension that learners cannot reliably infer. [Postprocessing: moved 'out' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Spinout comes from the parts spin ('turn') and out ('away'). Think of a story or product being 'spun out' of a popular original, so a spinout is a new work or project developed from something that already exists.