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s | backstory |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun backstory is

the previous life and experiences of a character in a dramatic work.

s

Translingual

{{Basic Latin character info, previous=r, next=t, image= (wikipedia s)

Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    backstory

    English

    Alternative forms

    * back story * back-story

    Noun

    (wikipedia backstory) (backstories)
  • The previous life and experiences of a character in a dramatic work.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2004, date=January 16, author=Kelly Kleiman, title=Her Side of the Story, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=These backstories cast the characters' behavior in a new light: of course Gertrude would promptly marry the man who saved her from abuse; of course Ophelia would be desperate and indiscreet in seeking Hamlet's love.}}
  • * A fictitious account of a person's history designed to conceal their actual history and motives; a cover story.
  • A prequel.