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Noun backdrop has 1 sense
- backdrop(n = noun.artifact) backcloth, background - scenery hung at back of stage; Array is a kind of scene, scenery
CIDE DICTIONARY
backdrop, n.
- the scenery hung at back of stage. Also called in Britain
backcloth . [WordNet 1.5] - the background, setting, or circumstances of an event; as, the backdrop for the summit meeting. [PJC]
THESAURUS
backdrop
act drop, arena, asbestos, asbestos board, back, background, batten, border, cloth, coulisse, counterweight, curtain, curtain board, cyclorama, decor, distance, drop, drop curtain, field, fire curtain, flat, flipper, ground, hanging, hinterland, locale, mise-en-scene, rag, rear, scene, scenery, screen, setting, side scene, stage, stage screw, stage set, stage setting, tab, tableau, teaser, theater, tormentor, transformation, transformation scene, wing, wingcut, woodcut
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