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forestory

forestory noun: an introductory segment before a story; a preface or prelude.

Noun

forestory (plural forestories)

  1. An introductory segment before a story; a preface or prelude.
    • Whereas the resolution of conflict in the forestory is quite traditional—the hero abducts the bride—the narrative proper is realized in a somewhat unconventional manner, unconventional, that is, for romance.2013, Sarah M. Anderson, Karen Swenson, The Cold Counsel
    • Parcevals saga not only contains a postlude that rounds off the fragmentary French romance, but also a brief forestory that explains why Parceval and his mother live in a wilderness far removed from civilisation.2017, Marianne E. Kalinke, Stories Set Forth with Fair Words

Forms of forestory

pluralforestories
alternative formfore-story

Origin of forestory

From fore- + story.

Questions about forestory

What does forestory mean?
Forestory means an introductory segment before a story; a preface or prelude.
What part of speech is forestory?
Forestory is a noun.
What is the plural of forestory?
The plural of forestory is forestories.

Words near forestory in the dictionary

  1. forestomachs
  2. Foreston
  3. forestone
  4. forestones
  5. forestories
  6. forestory
  7. forestrand
  8. forestrands
  9. forestream
  10. forestreams
  11. forestress

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