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back·drop  (bkdrp)
n.
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]
n
1. (Performing Arts / Theatre) another name for backcloth
2. the background to any scene or situation
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Noun1.backdrop - scenery hung at back of stagebackdrop - scenery hung at back of stage        
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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Digital photography backdrops are very important as they provide an attractive background that can enhance photographs a great deal More digital photographers than ever have turned to digital photography for many reasons, which include the convenience, cost, and ability to make photos unique looking by enhancing the images Digital photography backdrops are very important as they provide an attractive background that can enhance photographs a great deal.
BACKCHAT As sites for the production of various cultural imaginaries, colonial photographic backdrops testify to the struggle between photographic modernity and the various cultural environments into which it enters.
Photographers eventually left their studio environments with their painted backdrops to establish a new form of itinerancy.
 
 
 
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