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ˈbakɡraʊnd Listen
Meanings
noun
  • the part of a picture, scene, or design that forms a setting for the main figures or objects, or appears furthest from the viewer.
    E.g. the house stands against a background of sheltering trees
  • the circumstances or situation prevailing at a particular time or underlying a particular event.
    E.g. the political and economic background
verb
  • form a background to.
    E.g. windswept land backgrounded by the Rockies
  • provide with background.
    E.g. the embassy backgrounded American reporters

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