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Swedish
Etymology
bak (“behind, at the back”) + grund (“ground”). Probably influenced by a foreign language, compare Danish baggrund (“background”), English background and German Hintergrund (“background”).
Noun
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- ground (background, context, framework, surroundings)
- background, origins; one's social heritage
- background; a part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context
- background; a less important part of the scenery
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