Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

origin story

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English

Syllables: orig-in s-to-ry
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An account or backstory that explains the genesis or beginning of a fictional character or entity.

Example Sentences

"More unsettling was the origin story of the infamous tell-all book Princess in Love. Diana claimed to be outraged in 1994 when Daily Express journalist Anna Pasternak spilled the beans of her affair with former army officer James Hewitt[…]"
"Premiering July 10, The Anarchists[…]circles loosely around these dilemmas throughout six episodes that alternate between origin story, character study, true crime, and trend report."
"George Miller returns to direct an origin story for the character that Charlize Theron played in 2015’s “Mad Max: Fury Road,” with Anya Taylor-Joy in the Furiosa role."

Inflected Forms

origin stories (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

backstory origin myth pourquoi story

Questions

What does origin story mean?: An account or backstory that explains the genesis or beginning of a fictional character or entity.

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