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behind-the-scenes

behind-the-scenes is the alternative form of behind the scenes.

Meaning of behind the scenes

Adjective

behind the scenes (not comparable)

  1. Being or working out in secret or out of public view.
  2. Divulging or reporting hidden workings.

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Questions about behind-the-scenes

What is behind-the-scenes the alternative form of?
Behind-the-scenes is the alternative form of behind the scenes.

Words near behind-the-scenes in the dictionary

  1. behind the times
  2. behind the wheel
  3. behind the wire
  4. behind time
  5. behind-hand
  6. behind-the-scenes
  7. behinde
  8. behinded
  9. behinder
  10. behinders
  11. behindest

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Adapted from Wiktionary: behind-the-scenes (page history and authors); behind the scenes (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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