backdrop

//ˈbækˌdrɒp//
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Visual representation of backdrop

Noun

backdropSingular
backdropsPlural
1

A painted cloth hung at the back of a theater stage as part of the scenery.

The stagehands changed the backdrop between scenes.

2

The setting or background for a scene, event, or situation.

The story unfolds against the backdrop of World War II.

Synonym

backgroundsettingscenery

Antonym

foreground

Verb

1

To serve as a background or setting for something.

The mountains backdrop the small village beautifully.