Background and Line

Background

Background noun - The physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed.

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Line and background are semantically related In some cases you can use "Line" instead a noun "Background".

Line noun - A series of persons or things arranged one behind another.

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Background and line are semantically related in ancestry topic. Sometimes you can use "Background" instead a noun "Line".

Nearby Words: lined, linear, lineup, lineage, lineal

exact	exact background	exact line
similar	similar background	similar line
common	common background	common line
specific	specific background	specific line
Other adjectives: original, simple, actual, entire, real, little, black, main, white, yellow, different.

Chekhov's Gun: Plot elements will often be introduced as a throw-away line or background event, then elaborated on as part of the main plot in a later season one or two years later.

Source: Machinima / Red vs. Blue
Episode 1, the scene when Kaoru first meets Sentarou is blatantly ripped-off from some shoujo manga, complete with the pink background and the line "So, you have come to take me".

Source: Homoerotic Subtext
If there was background music playing beforehand, expect it to abruptly come to a stop after the line is said.

Source: Wham Line

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