DICTIONARY ENTRY
2 SYLLABLES
background
/'bæk,graʊnd/ · bækgraʊnd
Background has 2 syllables: back · ground.
back
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ground
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verb. Understate the importance or quality of.
noun. The part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground.
noun. Scenery hung at back of stage.
noun. (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear.
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