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forestory en · NOUN

Etymology

From fore- + story.

Meanings

1. An introductory segment before a story; a preface or prelude.
   • Whereas the resolution of conflict in the forestory is quite traditional—the hero abducts the bride—the narrative proper is realized in a somewhat unconventional manner, unconventional, that is, for romance. 2013, Sarah M. Anderson, Karen Swenson, The Cold Counsel:
   • Parcevals saga not only contains a postlude that rounds off the fragmentary French romance, but also a brief forestory that explains why Parceval and his mother live in a wilderness far removed from civilisation. 2017, Marianne E. Kalinke, Stories Set Forth with Fair Words:

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