backstory

or back sto·ry

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Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

plural backstories.

a narrative providing a history or background context, especially for a character or situation in a literary work, film, or dramatic series.
prequel.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of backstory¹

1980–85; back ¹( def ) + story ¹( def )

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Returning director Gavin O’Connor and screenwriter Bill Dubuque take it as faith that audiences will remember the backstory.

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In “Andor” Season 2, for example, audiences will learn the backstory behind an iconic line from “Rogue One.”

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Other fans don’t know or care about the lineup’s backstory, which took its first devastating turn in February 1980 with the death of singer Bon Scott, 33.

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The Times caught up with Wood on Monday to discuss her character’s death, what’s going on with Saxon and the backstory she and Goggins imagined for how Rick and Chelsea met.

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But when I started digging into its backstory, I realized this humble casserole might be more than the sum of its supermarket parts.

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