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background meaning in Telugu

నేపథ్యం

/ˈbæk.(ɡ)ɹaʊnd/

background in Telugu: నేపథ్యం, నేపథ్యము. In English, background means less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.

Telugu words for background

నేపథ్యం, నేపథ్యము

English meaning of background

  1. adjective Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
  2. noun One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
  3. noun A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
  4. noun An extra who appears in the background, with no speaking role.

Full definition of background

background in a sentence

  • The antivirus program runs on a background thread.
  • The lawyer had a background in computer science.
  • There was tons of noise in the background.

Synonyms of background

background in other languages

Questions about background in Telugu

What is the meaning of background in Telugu?
Background in Telugu is నేపథ్యం, నేపథ్యము.
background అంటే తెలుగులో అర్థం ఏమిటి?
Background: నేపథ్యం, నేపథ్యము.
What does background mean in English?
Background means less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.

Source and license

Telugu words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “background”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: background (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Telugu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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