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origin story

or·i·gin sto·ry
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awr-i-jin, or- stawr-ee, stohr-ee]
    • /ˈɔr ɪ dʒɪn, ˈɒr- ˈstɔr i, ˈstoʊr i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awr-i-jin, or- stawr-ee, stohr-ee]
    • /ˈɔr ɪ dʒɪn, ˈɒr- ˈstɔr i, ˈstoʊr i/

Definition of origin story words

  • noun origin story a backstory, or established background narrative, that informs the identity and motivations of heroes and villains in a comic book or similar fictional work: The superhero’s origin story begins with a tragic accident that left him scarred, but also resulted in his supernatural powers. 1
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Parts of speech for Origin story

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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origin story popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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