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Meaning of centerground | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The area between foreground and background; middle distance.

figuratively, often, uncountable

Examples

“The farmer's wife is visible in the centerground of the painting.”
“And with Sellars’ shift to the centerground of philosophical interest⟳, we have⟳, all of a sudden, two such books appearing almost contemporaneously.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Centering Centerings centerlessness Centerline Centerlines centerlock

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