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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pourquoi story

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables
pourquoi s-to-ry
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fictional narrative that explains the cause or reason for something the way that it is.

Etymology

From French pourquoi (“why”) + story.

Inflected Forms

pourquoi stories (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

backstory origin myth origin story just-so story

Synonyms

pourquoi tale

Questions

What does pourquoi story mean?
A fictional narrative that explains the cause or reason for something the way that it is.
Where does pourquoi story come from?
From French pourquoi (“why”) + story.

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