centerground

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noun

The area between foreground and background; middle distance.

“The farmer's wife is visible in the centerground of the painting.”

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Meanings

nouncenterground (uncountable)

alternative centreground

  1. figurativelyoftenuncountableThe area between foreground and background; middle distance.

    The farmer's wife is visible in the centerground of the painting.

    1 more example

    And with Sellars’ shift to the centerground of philosophical interest, we have, all of a sudden, two such books appearing almost contemporaneously.

    2008 April 3, Jaroslav Peregrin, “Book Reviews”, in Erkenntnis, volume 69, number 1, →DOI, pages 131–135

Origin

From center + ground.

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APA

centerground. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centerground

MLA

“centerground.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centerground. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “centerground,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centerground.

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