backstory
noun/ˈbækstɔːri/
/ˈbækstɔːri/
[countable, uncountable] (plural backstories)
- the things that are supposed to have happened to the characters in a film, novel, etc., before the film, etc. starts
- The film spends too long establishing the characters' backstories.
- (especially in journalism) the background to a news story
- First, some backstory:…
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