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| back·ground [ bák gròwnd ] |
noun (plural back·grounds) |
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1. personal circumstances and experiences: the personal circumstances and experiences that shape somebody's life, e.g. ethnic and social origins, upbringing, education, and work experience
  a group of people from very different backgrounds
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2. causes of event: the circumstances leading up to an event that explain its cause
The meeting takes place against a background of rising tension.
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3. area behind something: the area that is behind something, forming the setting for it
A silvery lake shone against a background of tall dark firs.
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4. part of picture: the part of a picture or pattern that appears to be in the distance or behind the most important part
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5. information: information that helps to explain what somebody or something is like or why something is happening
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6. inconspicuous position: a position of relative inconspicuousness or unimportance
working tirelessly in the background
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7. comput low-priority computer environment: the low-priority environment in computers that can perform multiple tasks
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8. nuclear physics
Same as background radiation
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9. electronics acoustics signal causing distortion or interference: an extraneous signal, often in the form of electronic or acoustic noise, that can cause distortion or affect an instrument reading
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often used before a noun
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background interference
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1. as part of background: situated or depicted in, or forming part of, the background to something
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2. accompanying: functioning or suitable as an accompaniment to something else
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on background on conditions of anonymity and in an effort to provide the press with nonattributable information, usually sensitive in nature
addressed the issue on background only
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