backstory
back·sto·ry / ˈbakˌstôrē/ • n. (pl. -ries) a history or background created for a fictional character in a motion picture or television program. ∎ similar background information about a real person or thing that promotes fuller understanding of it: the little-known backstory about the theory of evolution.
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