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SOWPODS (Collins Scrabble Words)
OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)
"Background" Definition
noun
A position or area of relative inconspicuousness or unimportance.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Low-level radiation, as from radioactive decay, that exists as part of the natural environment.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Sound that intrudes on or interferes with an audio recording.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Subdued music played especially as an accompaniment to dialogue in a dramatic performance.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
The circumstances and events surrounding or leading up to an event or occurrence.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
idiom
On background For publication but without specific attribution of the source: The Senator would only speak on background with the reporter about the crisis.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
On deep background For publication without any attribution of the source.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb
To provide with background.
Source: Merriam-Webster
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