Background
Background noun - The physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed.
Overview and background are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Overview" instead a noun "Background".
Overview
Overview noun - A general summary of a subject.
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Synonyms for Overview
Background and overview are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Background" instead a noun "Overview".
Both words in one sentence
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In Katawa Shoujo, a number of the background characters from Hisao's overview of the class have gone on to become very popular, particularly Molly, an Ambiguously Brown girl with dark brown plaits.
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Now they are replaced with a slideshow overview of the next day of broadcasts with the TV-station's radio counterpart playing music in the background.
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Star Wars in 100 Scenes - an illustrated overview of the six films, providing minor details and background info, along with naming many characters who had only been named in Legends.
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