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background
What does background mean?
background (noun): one's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use background in a sentence?
- The lawyer had a background in computer science. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce background?
/ˈbækˌɡɹaʊnd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does background come from?
From back + ground.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “background” mean?
one's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past
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