"back ground" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: back grounds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} back ground (plural back grounds)
  1. Obsolete form of background. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: background
    Sense id: en-back_ground-en-noun-Zokomn8S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "text": "In the back ground is represented the city bridge, built by our saint, and the scene of one of his miracles.",
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