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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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. A.E. Samaan:

   One sleepy day and the casualness of your erotic heart plays like a tune emerging from the backdrop.

2. Robert Jordan:

   The backdrop of animosity and of proxy wars has been getting more dramatic, we need to make it clear that we’re not simply singing ‘Kumbayah’ with Iran and that we still see them as a revolutionary state.

3. Hayden Lawrence:

   The company is dealing with some real challenges, whether you have the legal and regulatory backdrop … and we have a macroeconomic backdrop that is at best uncertain.

4. Jamie Searle:

   There's a growing sense that the bounce in U.S. TIPS has helped create a more positive backdrop. It's quite tentative though -- we're not talking about a broad-based pick up in global inflation here.

5. Lorne Baring:

   The CDS (credit default swap) market is indicating a future financial stress for bond holders in the banking sector. There are concerns that the banking sector is under-capitalised in Europe and credit conditions are sub-optimal, and when combined that with the global macro backdrop, with Chinese growth slowing down, there is a natural impact of it around the world and the banking sector is bearing the brunt. There could be a wave of defaults in the energy sector and that will damage the balance sheet of the banking sector.

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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
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=backdrop