quadrilogy

1 8.0

A set of four related books or films that form one story

noun
/kwɑːˈdrɪləʤi/

: cuadrilogía

Fans were thrilled when a new installment was announced for their favorite quadrilogy of fantasy novels.

Examples

I knew that Lord of the Rings was a trilogy (quadrilogy, if you count the Hobbit) long before I went to college.

Blog text (10)
There's a big deal going on now with the quadrilogy series.

In a World... (2013)
From the literary phenomenon that inspired a generation comes the quadrilogy of one brave warrior who must fight for her land.

In a World... (2013)
Look, this quadrilogy is going to make billions of dollars and your voice is going to be the one to inspire every girl who hears it.

In a World... (2013)
The sci-fi movie series is known as the quadrilogy, consisting of four interconnected films.
After the success of the initial three books, the author decided to expand the story into a quadrilogy.

Synonyms

series

vsquadrilogy

∞ 1.8

A number of similar things or events happening one after another

is limited to only connected sets composed of exactly four works

tetralogy

vsquadrilogy

Literature

1 9.6

A set of four related plays, books, or operas

refers to any connected set of four works across media

How Many Parts

pentalogy

9.1

quadrilogy

1 8.0

trilogy

69 3.7

duo

9 2.5

Surface Forms

quadrilogy singular

quadrilogies plural

Morphology

quadrilogy = trilogy (semi-transparent) = quadri + trilogy

Formed by analogy with 'trilogy' (three) replacing 'tri-' with 'quadri-' to indicate four; the pattern is recognizable but uses combining forms and analogy rather than fully productive everyday morphemes.

Etymology

Quadrilogy is formed like trilogy, but with the prefix quadri- meaning 'four'. So a quadrilogy is a series of four related books, films, or plays that form one connected story.