BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem

Example:

the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident

Synonyms:

background; background knowledge

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("background knowledge" is a kind of...):

information (knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction)

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