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back⋅sto⋅ry

  [bak-stawr-ee, ‑stohr-ee]
–noun, plural -ries.
1. a narrative providing a history or background context, esp. for a character or situation in a literary work, film, or dramatic series.
2. prequel.
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back·sto·ry   (bāk'stôr'ē, -stōr'ē)   
n.  

  1. The experiences of a character or the circumstances of an event that occur before the action or narrative of a literary, cinematic, or dramatic work: At rehearsal, the actors developed backstories for their characters.

  2. A prequel.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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