arrière-plan

Definitions of arrière-plan
  1. noun
    the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
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    type of:
    vue
    the visual percept of a region
  2. noun
    scenery hung at back of stage
    synonyms: fond
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    type of:
    décors
    the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
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