voorgrond

  • 1Orania, Northern Cape — Orania …

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  • 2foreground — (n.) 1690s, in the landscape sense, from FORE (Cf. fore ) + GROUND (Cf. ground) (n.). First used in English by Dryden ( Art of Painting ); Cf. Du. voorgrond …

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  • 3foreground — noun 1》 the part of a view or image nearest to the observer. 2》 the most prominent or important position. verb place in the foreground. Origin C17: from fore + ground1, on the pattern of Du. voorgrond …

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  • 4foreground — n. 1 the part of a view, esp. in a picture, that is nearest the observer. 2 the most conspicuous position. Etymology: Du. voorgrond (as FORE , GROUND(1)) …

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