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Definition of Background

Background Ground in the rear or behind, or in the distance, as opposed to the foreground, or the ground in front. The space which is behind and subordinate to a portrait or group of figures. Anything behind, serving as a foil; as, the statue had a background of red hangings. A place in obscurity or retirement, or out of sight. Related Definitions: And, Anything, As, Background, Behind, Distance, Foil, Foreground, Front, Ground, Group, Had, In, Is, Obscurity, Of, Opposed, Or, Out, Place, Portrait, Rear, Red, Retirement, Serving, Sight, Space, Statue, Subordinate, The, To, Which

Background Quotations We know from our clinical experience in the practice of medicine that in diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment, the individual and his background of heredity are just as important, if not more so, as the disease itself. Paul D. White I didn't come from a background where I saw a lot of loving couples. All my aunts and uncles were either split up or fighting all the time. The only healthy relationships I saw were on TV. George Lopez With my background, I came out of the theater. Joe Morton Do not separate text from historical background. If you do, you will have perverted and subverted the Constitution, which can only end in a distorted, bastardized form of illegitimate government. James Madison Well first of all you have to make the character strong so that people can follow that. And then hopefully that character can integrate with the background of the social situation that people can recognize. Oliver Stone

Background Translations background in Afrikaans is agtergrond background in Dutch is achtergrond background in Finnish is tausta background in German is Hintergrund background in Italian is sfondo background in Norwegian is bakgrunn background in Portuguese is fundo background in Spanish is fondo, antecedentes, trasfondo background in Swedish is bakgrund

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