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origin story

origin story noun: an account or backstory that explains the genesis or beginning of a fictional character or entity.

Noun

origin story (plural origin stories)

  1. An account or backstory that explains the genesis or beginning of a fictional character or entity.
    • More unsettling was the origin story of the infamous tell-all book Princess in Love. Diana claimed to be outraged in 1994 when Daily Express journalist Anna Pasternak spilled the beans of her affair with former army officer James Hewitt[…]2022 April 5, Tina Brown, “How Princess Diana’s Dance With the Media Impacted William and Harry”, in Vanity Fair
    • Premiering July 10, The Anarchists[…]circles loosely around these dilemmas throughout six episodes that alternate between origin story, character study, true crime, and trend report.2022 July 8, Judy Berman, “The Anarchists Is a Messy, Gripping Anarcho-Capitalist Saga”, in Time, archived from the original on 28 Jul 2022

Forms of origin story

pluralorigin stories

Questions about origin story

What does origin story mean?
Origin story means an account or backstory that explains the genesis or beginning of a fictional character or entity.
What part of speech is origin story?
Origin story is a noun.
What is the plural of origin story?
The plural of origin story is origin stories.

Words near origin story in the dictionary

  1. origin
  2. origin myth
  3. origin myths
  4. origin of coordinates
  5. origin stories
  6. origin story
  7. originable
  8. original
  9. original antigenic sin
  10. original as sin
  11. original aspect ratio

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