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1. (adj.) black-and-white
displaying only black and white tones; lacking color.
2. black-and-white
partly black and partly white:
black-and-white shoes.
3. black-and-white
pertaining to or constituting a two-valued system, as of logic or morality; absolute:
thinking in black-and-white terms.
Etymology: (1590–1600)
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1. (noun) written communication, written language, black and white
communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)
2. (adj) black and white, monochrome
a black-and-white photograph or slide
3. (adj) black-and-white
lacking hue or shades of grey; part white and part black
"a black-and-white cow"; "black-and-white blooms"; "black-and-white stripes"
4. (adj) black-and-white, black and white(p)
not having or not capable of producing colors
"black-and-white film"; "a black-and-white TV"; "the movie was in black and white"
5. (adj) black-and-white
of a situation that is sharply divided into mutually exclusive categories
"he rejected a black-and-white world"; "there are no black-and-white certainties"; "there were no grey areas, you were either for him or against him, he was all black-and-white"
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