Wiktionary:Word of the day/2024/January 16

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Word of the day
for January 16
backstory n
  1. The previous experiences and life of a person, specifically (narratology, especially in film, television) a character in a dramatic work.
  2. (chiefly espionage, law enforcement) A fictitious account of a person's history designed to conceal their actual history and motives. [...]
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