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centerground

centerground noun: the area between foreground and background; middle distance.

Noun

centerground (uncountable)

  1. (figuratively, often) The area between foreground and background; middle distance.
    • The farmer's wife is visible in the centerground of the painting.
    • And with Sellars’ shift to the centerground of philosophical interest, we have, all of a sudden, two such books appearing almost contemporaneously.2008 April 3, Jaroslav Peregrin, “Book Reviews”, in Erkenntnis, volume 69, number 1, →DOI, pages 131–135

Forms of centerground

alternative formcentreground

Origin of centerground

From center + ground.

Questions about centerground

What does centerground mean?
Centerground means the area between foreground and background; middle distance.
What part of speech is centerground?
Centerground is a noun.

Words near centerground in the dictionary

  1. centerfields
  2. centerfire
  3. centerfires
  4. centerfold
  5. centerfolds
  6. centerground
  7. centerhung
  8. centeric
  9. centering
  10. centerings
  11. centerish

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