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1. background
noun. ['ˈbækˌgraʊnd'] a person's social heritage: previous experience or training.
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2. background
noun. ['ˈbækˌgraʊnd'] information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem.
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3. background
noun. ['ˈbækˌgraʊnd'] the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground.
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4. background
noun. ['ˈbækˌgraʊnd'] relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation.
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5. background
noun. ['ˈbækˌgraʊnd'] extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured.
6. background
noun. ['ˈbækˌgraʊnd'] the state of the environment in which a situation exists.
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7. signal
noun. ['ˈsɪgnəl'] any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message.
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- signal (English)
- segnal (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- signalis (Latin)
8. signal
verb. ['ˈsɪgnəl'] communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs.
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- signal (English)
- segnal (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- signalis (Latin)
9. signal
verb. ['ˈsɪgnəl'] be a signal for or a symptom of.
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- signal (English)
- segnal (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- signalis (Latin)
10. signal
noun. ['ˈsɪgnəl'] any incitement to action.
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- signal (English)
- segnal (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- signalis (Latin)