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BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE
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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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