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black and white
n.
1. Writing or print: saw their words in black and white.
2. A color palette, as in photography or printmaking, employing only black and white or black, white, and values of gray: a film shot in black and white; a painting reproduced in black and white.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() communication - something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups transcription, written text - something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation writing - letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language; "he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show"; "the doctor's writing was illegible" piece of writing, written material, writing - the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing" writing - (usually plural) the collected work of an author; "the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings" prescription - written instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient prescription - written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person reading material, reading - written material intended to be read; "the teacher assigned new readings"; "he bought some reading material at the airport" correspondence - communication by the exchange of letters code, codification - a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones) print - the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication; "I want to see it in print" |
2. | ![]() photo, photograph, pic, exposure, picture - a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material | |
Adj. | 1. | ![]() photography, picture taking - the act of taking and printing photographs |
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black and white
adjective monochrome, grey-scale old black and white film footage
in black and white
1. in absolute terms, unconditionally, naively, unambiguously, uncompromisingly, simplistically, in oversimplified terms She saw things in black and white.
2. in print, documented, on paper, written down, on record He'd seen the proof in black and white.
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