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Meanings of origin stories in English
Spanish
cuento etiológico Fictional narrative that explains why something is the way it is.
Synonyms
Examples for "pourquoi story"
Examples for "pourquoi story"
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I read a lot of elephant origin myths during my research process, and they were mesmerizing.
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Just like all of your origin myths.'
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Favreau: I love the origin story of Tony Stark in the cave.
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It's an origin story, it's a redemption story between fathers and daughters.
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Superman's origin story gets retold like never before in Action Comics No.
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The remaining members closed ranks and invented a different origin story.
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The Freakonomics origin story suggests things weren't always quite so smooth.
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[Footnote 9: This story of the rape of the Sabines belongs to the class of what are called "etiological " myths-i.
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[Footnote 9: This story of the rape of the Sabines belongs to the class of what are called "etiological " myths-i.
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Best, then, to give her art an origin myth.
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The origin myth is perhaps the most interesting part of any superhero story; for some, the only interesting part.
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Asked if there's a Korean legend either would like to see adapted onscreen for diaspora audiences, Cho nominated the origin myth of Korea.
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I read a lot of elephant origin myths during my research process, and they were mesmerizing.
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Just like all of your origin myths.'
Usage of origin stories in English
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As far as origin stories go, it's not one you want.
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The pilot feels a little forced-assuperhero origin stories often do-butthere's promise.
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Villains have been recycled, costumes have been refurbished, origin stories have been reiterated.
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Do you know their origin stories or arch-enemies off the top of your head?
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The series centers on Bruce Wayne's childhood and features origin stories of the franchise's villains.
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These untold origin stories are the subject of photographer Wolfram Hahn's award-winning project, Into the Light.
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Who could tell the origin stories of the gods of Olympus better than a modern-day demigod?
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They have their origin stories in the gym.
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Don't lay the groundworks with boring origin stories.
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And many flag origin stories feature violence.
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Perhaps it is, but man, as a long time comics fan I'm freaking tired of origin stories.
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After the obligatory origin stories, the talking heads kick in with the much-retold story of their first meeting.
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From Maori origin stories to te reo thrash metal - a new exhibition is canvassing Maori performance over the centuries.
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Let's origin stories history.
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As was the case with the first less-than-amazing film, the latest episode is good at origin stories, youthful romance and everyday misunderstandings.
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The writing is strong, and the topics range from various stages and states of romantic relationships to friendships to origin stories to remixed historical events.