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backdrop Tweet Definition of backdrop Like Definition of backdrop on Facebook
noun 
  1. A decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage.
  2. The setting or background of a historical event.
The president spoke outside the brick exterior of the firehouse for Ladder Company 10 and Engine Company 10, against the backdrop of a 56-foot-long bronze bas-relief depicting the towers in flames. — http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/11/nyregion/nyregionspecial3/11bush.html?hp&ex=1158033600&en=e468f88da52557ed&ei=5094&partner=homepage New York Times
Translations: 
  • Italian: scenario
    (trans-mid) (trans-bottom)
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