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centreground

centreground is the alternative form of centerground.

Meaning of centerground

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.

Origin of centreground

From centre + ground.

Questions about centreground

What is centreground the alternative form of?
Centreground is the alternative form of centerground.

Words near centreground in the dictionary

  1. centrefields
  2. centrefire
  3. centrefires
  4. centrefold
  5. centrefolds
  6. centreground
  7. centreing
  8. centreings
  9. centreless
  10. centrelessness
  11. centreline

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Adapted from Wiktionary: centreground (page history and authors); centerground (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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