background
/ˈbæk.(ɡ)ɹaʊnd/ adjective B1- Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system. · background noise· The antivirus program runs on a background thread.
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“No,” said the banker; “I have appeared rather ridiculous since that affair of Benedetto, so I remain in the background.”
Gilbert was merely smiling with appreciation of the whole affair in general and of the effect produced by Anne’s slender white form and spiritual face against a background of palms in particular.
His face was clearly reflected in the glass of the window where the shutter formed a background.
There, outlined as black as an ebony statue on that shining background, I saw the figure of a man upon the tor.
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