Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

centerground

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cen-ter-ground
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The area between foreground and background; middle distance.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From center + ground.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

centreground (alternative)

Questions

What does centerground mean?: The area between foreground and background; middle distance.
Where does centerground come from?: From center + ground.

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