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black-and-white

[blak-uhn-hwahyt, -wahyt]
–adjective
1. displaying only black and white tones; without color, as a picture or chart: a black-and-white photograph.
2. partly black and partly white; made up of separate areas or design elements of black and white: black-and-white shoes.
3. of, pertaining to, or constituting a two-valued system, as of logic or morality; absolute: To those who think in black-and-white terms, a person must be either entirely good or entirely bad.

Origin:
1590–1600
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black-and-white   (blāk'ən-hwīt', -wīt')
adj.  
  1. Partially black and partially white: a black-and-white cow.

  2. Being in writing or print: black-and-white proof.

    1. Rendered in black and white or in achromatic colors: a black-and-white drawing.

    2. Of or relating to the reproduction or presentation of visual images in black and white: black-and-white television; black-and-white photography.

  3. Expressing, recognizing, or based on two mutually exclusive sets of ideas or values: black-and-white categories; a black-and-white point of view.

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Main Entry:  black-and-white
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  See whoopie pie
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