- (n.) Ground in the rear or behind or in the distance, as opposed to the foreground or the ground in front.
- (n.) A place in obscurity or retirement or out of sight.
- (n.) The space which is behind and subordinate to a portrait or group of figures.
- (n.) Anything behind, serving as a foil; as, the statue had a background of red hangings.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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