back story

back sto·ry

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bak stawr-ee, stohr-ee]
- /bæk ˈstɔr i, ˈstoʊr i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bak stawr-ee, stohr-ee]
- /bæk ˈstɔr i, ˈstoʊr i/

Definitions of back story words

noun back story background information provided, often in narrative form, to give help in understanding something, as the behavior of a character in a film 3
noun plural back story a narrative providing a history or background context, especially for a character or situation in a literary work, film, or dramatic series. 1
noun plural back story prequel. 1
noun back story Alternative spelling of backstory. 0

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Origin of back story

First appearance:

before 1980

One of the 1% newest English words

1980-85; back1 + story1

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Parts of speech for Back story

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Back story

back story popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

back story usage trend in Literature

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