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contre-jour

contre-jour noun: synonym of backlighting.

Noun

contre-jour (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of backlighting.
    Synonyms:
    backlighting
  2. A similar effect achieved in painting.

Synonyms of contre-jour

Origin of contre-jour

Borrowed from French contre-jour.

Questions about contre-jour

What does contre-jour mean?
Contre-jour means synonym of backlighting.
What part of speech is contre-jour?
Contre-jour is a noun.

Words near contre-jour in the dictionary

  1. contraversively
  2. contrawise
  3. contrayerva
  4. contrayervas
  5. Contrazy
  6. contre-jour
  7. contrecoup
  8. contrecoups
  9. contrectation
  10. contrectations
  11. contredance

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