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backdrop

back·drop [ bák dròp ] (plural back·drops)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. setting for something: a setting or context
The ski-jumping took place against the backdrop of jagged mountain peaks.

2. painted cloth at back of stage: a large painted cloth hung at the back of a stage that usually depicts the setting in which the action of a scene takes place

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