backgrounding
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
present participle and gerund of background
noun
An intermediate stage in cattle production, between weaning and placement in a feedlot, during which the calf's weight and immunity are significantly increased by feeding with forage and grains.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "For example, in backgroundings, the causal connective does not introduce causes, motives, or norms, but rather, whatever items of information enable the recipient to "understand better" the speaker's claim."