Definitions for Backdrop
ˈbækˌdrɒpback·drop

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. backdrop, background, backclothnoun

   scenery hung at back of stage

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1. backdropnoun

   A decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage.

2. backdropnoun

   The setting or background of a historical event.

   The president spoke outside the brick exterior of the firehouse for Ladder Company 10 and Engine Company 10, against the backdrop of a 56-foot-long bronze bas-relief depicting the towers in flames. uE000176013uE001 New York Times

3. backdropverb

   To serve as a backdrop for.

   a brilliant sunset backdropping the famous skyline

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1. backdrop

   A backdrop is a background or setting that is used to establish the atmosphere, context, or environment in which an event, scene, action or story takes place. In theater or film, it can refer to a painted curtain or scene behind the stage to create a specific setting. In general conversation, it can mean the circumstances or events that provide a particular context for something.

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1. • Scenery

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Anagrams for Backdrop »

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Backdrop in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Backdrop in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Backdrop in a Sentence

1. David Tulk:

   The final quarter of the year is looking rather dismal for the Canadian economy, the wider backdrop of falling oil prices and renewed caution among businesses investing in the oil sands suggests the risk of an extended slowdown heading into Q1 remains significant.

2. Yang Hai:

   The GDP data is better than anticipated. It could mean that previously-announced stimulus, such as infrastructure investments, begins to work, the market is turning optimistic, in the backdrop of ample liquidity.

3. Adam Schiff:

   At this point, we still can't corroborate the theory that terrorism brought it down or there was some structural problem with the plane, certainly, the backdrop is suggestive of terrorism in the sense that we have the Russian plane in Sharm el-Sheikh and we have the aspiration we've seen time and time again, not only of ISIL( Islamic State) now but of AQAP( al Qaeda), still very potent and still very determined to bring down aircraft.

4. Mark Burgess:

   Moreover, at some stage we are going to have to contemplate the possible impacts on the broader economy of the U.S. election result, while disharmony could yet break out within the European Unionm, against this backdrop of growing global risks - which does not feel like the backdrop to positive equity returns - we have decided to take equities back to neutral across our asset allocation portfolios, after favouring the asset class for over five years.

5. Antony Blinken:

   We are taking this step against a stark backdrop, the Iranian government has cut off access to the Internet for most of The Iranian government 80 million citizens to prevent them — and the world — from watching its violent crackdown on peaceful protestors.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Backdrop
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Backdrop
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Backdrop