1syllable
black and white
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Definitions ofblack and white
1noun
- (law enforcement) A police patrol car.
- (by extension) The police, a police officer or the clothing they wear.
- A type of giant cookie (about 8 inches diameter) with icing on the top side: half white, half dark chocolate.
1adjective
- Easily divided into diametrically opposing camps or schools of thought.
1adjective
- Of art, a photograph or photography, using shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.
- Of a television or monitor, displaying images in shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.
- Classifying people, objects or concepts as two polar opposites, especially "right" and "wrong"; dichotomous and inflexible.
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