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Meaning of black and white

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

black and white

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noun

Definitions

  1. (law enforcement) A police patrol car.

  2. (by extension) The police, a police officer or the clothing they wear.

  3. A type of giant cookie (about 8 inches diameter) with icing on the top side: half white, half dark chocolate.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Easily divided into diametrically opposing camps or schools of thought.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Of art, a photograph or photography, using shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.

  2. Of a television or monitor, displaying images in shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.

  3. Classifying people, objects or concepts as two polar opposites, especially "right" and "wrong"; dichotomous and inflexible.