"backstory" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbækˌstɔːɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbækˌstɔɹi/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-backstory.wav [Southern-England] Forms: backstories [plural]
Etymology: From back- (prefix meaning ‘in, into, or towards the past’) + story. Etymology templates: {{glossary|prefix}} prefix, {{prefix|en|back|story|pos1=prefix meaning ‘in, into, or towards the past’}} back- (prefix meaning ‘in, into, or towards the past’) + story Head templates: {{en-noun}} backstory (plural backstories)
  1. The previous experiences and life of a person, specifically (narratology, especially in film, television) a character in a dramatic work. Categories (topical): Film, Narratology, Television Synonyms: background story Translations (previous experiences and life of a person): agtergrond (Afrikaans), agtergrondinligting (Afrikaans), agtergrondverhaal (Afrikaans), خلفية درامية (Arabic), পিছনের গল্প (pichoner golpo) (Bengali), 背景故仔 (bui³ ging² gu² zai²) (Chinese Cantonese), 背景故事 (bèijǐng gùshì) (Chinese Mandarin), taustatarina (Finnish), toile de fond [feminine] (French), Backstory [feminine] (German), Hintergrundgeschichte [feminine] (German), Vorgeschichte [feminine] (German), előtörténet (Hungarian), háttértörténet (Hungarian), 背景 (haikei) (alt: はいけい) (Japanese), 裏話 (urabanashi) (alt: うらばなし) (Japanese), バックストーリー (bakkusutōrī) (Japanese), 뒷이야기 (dwisiyagi) (Korean), предисто́рија (predistórija) [feminine] (Macedonian), latar tempat (Malay), پیشینه داستان (Persian), historia [feminine] (Polish), przedakcja [feminine] (Polish), realia [neuter, plural] (Polish), história de fundo [feminine] (Portuguese), ਪਿੱਠ-ਕਹਾਣੀ (piṭṭha-kahāṇī) (Punjabi), предысто́рия (predystórija) [feminine] (Russian), historia de fondo [feminine] (Spanish), bakgrundsberättelse (Swedish), bakgrundshistoria (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-backstory-en-noun-uzHDBaIJ Categories (other): English terms prefixed with back- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with back-: 32 37 30 Disambiguation of 'previous experiences and life of a person': 82 16 1
  2. (chiefly espionage, law enforcement) A fictitious account of a person's history designed to conceal their actual history and motives. Categories (topical): Espionage, Law enforcement Synonyms: cover story Translations (fictitious account of a person's history designed to conceal their actual history and motives): peitetarina (Finnish), леге́нда (legénda) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-backstory-en-noun-EMmFW6Ud Categories (other): English terms prefixed with back- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with back-: 32 37 30 Topics: espionage, government, law-enforcement, military, politics, war Disambiguation of "fictitious account of a person's history designed to conceal their actual history and motives": 7 91 2
  3. (film, television) A prequel. Categories (topical): Film, Television
    Sense id: en-backstory-en-noun-wpxDQcXQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with back- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 33 41 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with back-: 32 37 30 Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: back-story, back story

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          "ref": "2013 March 1, Kaz [i.e., Kazimieras Gediminas Prapuolenis], Kim Roberson, Aliki Theofilopoulos Grafft, John Mathot, “Sidetracked”, in Phineas and Ferb, season 4, episode 7, spoken by Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz (Dan Povenmire)",
          "text": "Agent Lyla: Enough back story! / Dr. Doofenshmirtz: Actually, that's not, uh … that's not really a back story, it's just expositional flashback. It doesn't, uh, have any childhood trauma, it's doesn't really inform who he is, it's not … it's just flashback. There's a difference. It's subtle, but there's a difference.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The previous experiences and life of a person, specifically (narratology, especially in film, television) a character in a dramatic work."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "previous",
          "previous#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "experiences",
          "experience#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "life",
          "life#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "narratology",
          "narratology"
        ],
        [
          "film",
          "film#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "television",
          "television"
        ],
        [
          "character",
          "character#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "dramatic",
          "dramatic#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "work",
          "work#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "background story"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Espionage",
        "en:Law enforcement"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A fictitious account of a person's history designed to conceal their actual history and motives."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "espionage",
          "espionage"
        ],
        [
          "law enforcement",
          "law enforcement"
        ],
        [
          "fictitious",
          "fictitious"
        ],
        [
          "account",
          "account#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "history",
          "history#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "designed",
          "design#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "conceal",
          "conceal"
        ],
        [
          "actual",
          "actual#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "motives",
          "motive#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly espionage, law enforcement) A fictitious account of a person's history designed to conceal their actual history and motives."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cover story"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "espionage",
        "government",
        "law-enforcement",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Film",
        "en:Television"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A prequel."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "film",
          "film#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "television",
          "television"
        ],
        [
          "prequel",
          "prequel"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(film, television) A prequel."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "broadcasting",
        "film",
        "media",
        "television"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbækˌstɔːɹi/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbækˌstɔɹi/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "back-story"
    },
    {
      "word": "back story"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "previous experiences and life of a person",
      "word": "agtergrond"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "previous experiences and life of a person",
      "word": "agtergrondinligting"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "previous experiences and life of a person",
      "word": "agtergrondverhaal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "previous experiences and life of a person",
      "word": "خلفية درامية"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "pichoner golpo",
      "sense": "previous experiences and life of a person",
      "word": "পিছনের গল্প"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "bui³ ging² gu² zai²",
      "sense": "previous experiences and life of a person",
      "word": "背景故仔"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bèijǐng gùshì",
      "sense": "previous experiences and life of a person",
      "word": "背景故事"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "previous experiences and life of a person",
      "word": "taustatarina"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "previous experiences and life of a person",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "toile de fond"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "previous experiences and life of a person",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Backstory"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "previous experiences and life of a person",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Hintergrundgeschichte"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "previous experiences and life of a person",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Vorgeschichte"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "previous experiences and life of a person",
      "word": "előtörténet"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "previous experiences and life of a person",
      "word": "háttértörténet"
    },
    {
      "alt": "はいけい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "haikei",
      "sense": "previous experiences and life of a person",
      "word": "背景"
    },
    {
      "alt": "うらばなし",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "urabanashi",
      "sense": "previous experiences and life of a person",
      "word": "裏話"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "bakkusutōrī",
      "sense": "previous experiences and life of a person",
      "word": "バックストーリー"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "dwisiyagi",
      "sense": "previous experiences and life of a person",
      "word": "뒷이야기"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "predistórija",
      "sense": "previous experiences and life of a person",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "предисто́рија"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "previous experiences and life of a person",
      "word": "latar tempat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "previous experiences and life of a person",
      "word": "پیشینه داستان"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "previous experiences and life of a person",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "historia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "previous experiences and life of a person",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "przedakcja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "previous experiences and life of a person",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "realia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "previous experiences and life of a person",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "história de fundo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "piṭṭha-kahāṇī",
      "sense": "previous experiences and life of a person",
      "word": "ਪਿੱਠ-ਕਹਾਣੀ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "predystórija",
      "sense": "previous experiences and life of a person",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "предысто́рия"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "previous experiences and life of a person",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "historia de fondo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "previous experiences and life of a person",
      "word": "bakgrundsberättelse"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "previous experiences and life of a person",
      "word": "bakgrundshistoria"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "fictitious account of a person's history designed to conceal their actual history and motives",
      "word": "peitetarina"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "legénda",
      "sense": "fictitious account of a person's history designed to conceal their actual history and motives",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "леге́нда"
    }
  ],
  "word": "backstory"
}

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