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Definition of Backdrop
1. Noun. Scenery hung at back of stage.
Definition of Backdrop
1. Noun. A decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage. ¹
2. Noun. The setting or background of a historical event. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To serve as a backdrop for. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Backdrop
1. to provide with a scenic background [v -DROPPED or -DROPT, -DROPPING, -DROPS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Backdrop
Literary usage of Backdrop
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reducing Capital Cost in Southern Africa by Martin Grandes, Nicolas Pinaud (2005)
"... African Country Risk: backdrop and Challenges Ahead Rudolf Gouws* The South
African economy has been undergoing major structural and policy changes for ..."
2. Crackdown in Inner Mongolia by Human Rights Watch (Organization, Human Rights Watch (Organization), Asia Watch Committee (U.S.) (1991)
"... committed by the central authorities in Inner Mongolia since the Cultural
Revolution provides, then, the social and political backdrop against which the ..."
3. New Zealand Driving Holidays: 29 New Zealand Holiday Itineraries and Touring by Donna Blaber (2005)
"Dark-green broom forms 3 rich backdrop to shaggy cinnamon-brown tussock, while
snow-frosted mountains of all shapes and sizes are dramatic bystanders in ..."
4. The Lab, the Temple, and the Market: Reflections at the Intersection of ...by Sharon Harper by Sharon Harper (2000)
"In the second section of the paper, “Hinduism: the backdrop,” I explain my
understanding of Hinduism and Vedanta and some of their cardinal principles, ..."
5. Euro Area: Euro Area by OECD Staff (2005)
"Weak resilience against a backdrop of slow trend growth The euro area has shown
a lack of resilience against adverse shocks while trend growth is slow in ..."
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