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adjective \ˌbla-kən-ˈhwīt, -ˈwīt\Definition of BLACK-AND-WHITE
1
: partly black and partly white in color
2
: being in writing or print
3
: executed in dark pigment on a light background or in light pigment on a dark ground <a black–and–white drawing>
4
: monochrome 2 <black–and–white film> <black–and–white television>
5
a : sharply divided into good and evil b : evaluating or viewing things as either all good or all bad <black–and–white morality> c : sharply defined : clear-cut <the truth is not always black–and–white>
See First Known Use of BLACK-AND-WHITE
1612
2black–and–white
nounDefinition of BLACK-AND-WHITE
Origin of BLACK-AND-WHITE
from a common color scheme for such cars
First Known Use: 1958
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