Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

back ground

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.10 in modern English

Syllables: back- -ground
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete form of background.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I hope she will recollect it, and be satisfied, as well she may, with moving the queen of a palace, though the king may appear best in the back ground, and as I have no desire to teize her, I shall never force your name upon her again."
"In the back ground is represented the city bridge, built by our saint, and the scene of one of his miracles."
"But Anna was an enthusiast—in politics and religion—with a Joan d’Arc devotion, she cast every personal consideration in the back ground, and as far as will could make her, was ready to become an aftertype of La Pucelle d’Orleans."

Usage

Inflected Forms

back grounds (plural)

Questions

What does back ground mean?: Obsolete form of background.

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