Centerground

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The area between foreground and background; middle distance. figuratively, often, uncountable

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

Example

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

Etymology

From center + ground.

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