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back·drop (b

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1. A painted cloth hung at the back of a stage set. Also called backcloth.

2. The setting, as of a historical event; the background.

backdrop [ˈbækˌdrɒp]

1. (Performing Arts / Theatre) another name for backcloth

2. the background to any scene or situation

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Noun

backdrop - scenery hung at back of stage

backcloth, background

scenery, scene - the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale; "they worked all night painting the scenery"

backdrop

noun environment, situation, circumstances, background, atmosphere The election will take place against a backdrop of increasing instability.

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